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"The battle is not always to the strong," said Lindsay, "nor is the craft of soldiership without its chances."
From Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency by John Pendleton Kennedy
I shall take it, my Lord, as a point of soldiership," said Dauntrees, "to be dealt with, in soldierly fashion—that is, with round blows if occasion serves.
From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by John P. Kennedy
It was not that their opponents became their superiors in soldiership, any more than in individual prowess.
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Basil Wilson Duke
This kind of professional soldiership, for which no patriotism or devotion to a noble cause could be pleaded, did not shock the general conscience in Fletcher's day.
From Fletcher of Madeley by Frederic W. Macdonald
Accordingly a day was fixt for that purpose, and the Craiglands-croft was the place appointed for this probation of soldiership.
From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by John Galt
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