There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Certain numbers were the same way and certain dates and these with the names of the places were all you could say and have them mean anything. Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene beside the concrete names of villages, the numbers of roads, the names of rivers, the numbers of regiments and the dates.
Quotes about regiments (6 Quotes)
It is almost a routine thing that they come from time to time to visit their regiments. So we are kind of working on those in the longer term.
We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on.
The state of things in India begins to assume somewhat of an alarming aspect. Englishmen taking up arms against Englishmen Regiments arc called from Bengal, Bombay, and the Cape, to reduce the rebel army. Whereunto will this grow.
Every pioneer and musician who could carry a musket went into the ranks. Even the sick and foot-sore, who could not keep up in the march, came up as soon as they could find their regiments, and took their places in line of battle, while it was battle, indeed.
The weeds say life is a white and lovely thing
And the weeds come on and on in irrepressible regiments.