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On Despair.
their escape , when they could prevent it . —John King of Frffnce , refusing to receive the English army , on the offers of a peace , was taken prisoner and carried into England ; his army , composed of fortyfive thousand men , was defeated by ten thousand English . —Gaston de Foi . v having gained tiie battle of Ravenne was not satisfied with his good fortune , but pursued a squadron of Spaniards , who were flying
before him ; they perceiving they must be overtaken , turned about , killed Gaston at the first outset , and put his party to the rout : thus in an instant all that he had conquered in Italy became a prey to the enemy . —A man in despair is worth three others : the runaway turns with redoubled fury , ancl the pursuer yields the victory into his hands : despair banishes all fear . —The Locriansto the number only
, of fifteen thousand men , defeated one hundred and thirty thousand of the enemy , because they were drove to madness by their despair , and thought of no other victory than selling their lives as dear as they could . Tlie Roman Consul Manl ' ms lost his life by being oversure of a complete victory;—he had surprized the enemy ' s camp ,
and shut up all the avenues in such a manner that nobody could escape : —what was the consequence?—they rushed upon his army like enraged lions , and would have slaughtered the whole , had not a passage been suddenly left at liberty for them to make their escape . —Why should men despair when tilings go ill ?—if an advantage is lost one year , it may be made up the next . —That person who is unfortunate in the morning , may be quite the reverse in the evening
, and enjoy quiet sleep . —The pursuer , in the space of one quarter of an hour , may come to change sides with the pursued . —Like Lucius Martins a young Roman knight , who , after the death of Cneus Scipion and the defeat of his army , in haste gathered together some troops of those escaped from the battle , and of some garrisons , with which presenting himself to the victorious enemywho were advancing without
, fear or order to destroy the rest , they were so much surprized at seeing such a number of men after the defeat they had given thera , that they were struck with a panick and fled with great precipitation . —Lucius pursued them to their camp , and massacred more than thirty-five thousand men .
On Military Discipline.
ON MILITARY DISCIPLINE .
¦ A Grecian soldier was much esteemed for withdrawing his arm , ready to give the mortal stroke to his enemy , as soon as lie heard the sound of the retreat ; the glory , of tlie soldier consisting more in obedience than victory . —After the decampment of a Roman army , commanded by M . Scaur us , an apple-tree was found laden with- fruit , the soldier being satisfied alone with the shade and shelter it d
procure him . — -The emperor Aurelian , as a punishment to one of his men for corrupting the wife of his host , ordered him to be dismembered , by bending two trees near each other for that purpose . —Henry the 4 th of France , receiving intelligence that some troops lie had sent into
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On Despair.
their escape , when they could prevent it . —John King of Frffnce , refusing to receive the English army , on the offers of a peace , was taken prisoner and carried into England ; his army , composed of fortyfive thousand men , was defeated by ten thousand English . —Gaston de Foi . v having gained tiie battle of Ravenne was not satisfied with his good fortune , but pursued a squadron of Spaniards , who were flying
before him ; they perceiving they must be overtaken , turned about , killed Gaston at the first outset , and put his party to the rout : thus in an instant all that he had conquered in Italy became a prey to the enemy . —A man in despair is worth three others : the runaway turns with redoubled fury , ancl the pursuer yields the victory into his hands : despair banishes all fear . —The Locriansto the number only
, of fifteen thousand men , defeated one hundred and thirty thousand of the enemy , because they were drove to madness by their despair , and thought of no other victory than selling their lives as dear as they could . Tlie Roman Consul Manl ' ms lost his life by being oversure of a complete victory;—he had surprized the enemy ' s camp ,
and shut up all the avenues in such a manner that nobody could escape : —what was the consequence?—they rushed upon his army like enraged lions , and would have slaughtered the whole , had not a passage been suddenly left at liberty for them to make their escape . —Why should men despair when tilings go ill ?—if an advantage is lost one year , it may be made up the next . —That person who is unfortunate in the morning , may be quite the reverse in the evening
, and enjoy quiet sleep . —The pursuer , in the space of one quarter of an hour , may come to change sides with the pursued . —Like Lucius Martins a young Roman knight , who , after the death of Cneus Scipion and the defeat of his army , in haste gathered together some troops of those escaped from the battle , and of some garrisons , with which presenting himself to the victorious enemywho were advancing without
, fear or order to destroy the rest , they were so much surprized at seeing such a number of men after the defeat they had given thera , that they were struck with a panick and fled with great precipitation . —Lucius pursued them to their camp , and massacred more than thirty-five thousand men .
On Military Discipline.
ON MILITARY DISCIPLINE .
¦ A Grecian soldier was much esteemed for withdrawing his arm , ready to give the mortal stroke to his enemy , as soon as lie heard the sound of the retreat ; the glory , of tlie soldier consisting more in obedience than victory . —After the decampment of a Roman army , commanded by M . Scaur us , an apple-tree was found laden with- fruit , the soldier being satisfied alone with the shade and shelter it d
procure him . — -The emperor Aurelian , as a punishment to one of his men for corrupting the wife of his host , ordered him to be dismembered , by bending two trees near each other for that purpose . —Henry the 4 th of France , receiving intelligence that some troops lie had sent into