Word: enlisteth
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...that had seemed rough and comic and exasperating in times of peace was shown to be the perfect equipment for a leader of men. His troops marched until they dropped. Stragglers were flogged, deserters summarily shot. His veterans had a motto: "Man that is born of woman, and enlisteth in Jackson's army, is of few days and short rations." Yet with the instinctive knowledge that distinguishes the martinet from the great captain, his ragged "foot cavalry" so revered Jackson that, whenever a burst of cheering swept the camp, men would say: "It's Jackson or a rabbit...
| 1 |