O, now, for ever Farewell the tranquil mind farewell content Farewell the plumed troop and the big wars That make ambition virtue O, farewell Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner, and all quality, Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war And, O you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell Othello's occupation's gone
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The Legend of 'Kilroy was here' was started inadvertently by a shipyard inspector during WWII named James J. Kilroy , who used the logo to indicate his inspection of riveting in the newly constructed troop ships was complete.
To the unfortunate troops outbound in those ships, however, he was a complete mystery ... all they knew for sure was that he had 'been there first'. As a joke, they began placing the graffiti wherever they (the US forces) landed, claiming it was already there when they arrived.
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A scout troop consists of twelve little kids dressed like schmucks following a big schmuck dressed like a kid.
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The very fact that he had no rabble or troop of hirelings about him would alone distinguish him from ordinary heroes. His company was small in...
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[Calling British troop morale] very, very high, ... about 45,000 servicemen and women representing a wide range of capabilities.
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With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. Psalms 18:29
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