Although this branch is more naturally and intimately connected with the profession of a statesman than with that of a soldier, it cannot be denied that, if it be useless to a subordinate general, it is indispensable to every general commanding an army: it enters into all the combinations which may lead to a war, and has a connection with the various operations to be undertaken in this war; and, in this view, it should have a place in a work like this.
— from The Art of War by Jomini, Antoine Henri, baron de

The statesmanship of France was not ill-represented by the Dauphin's insult to Henry V. , in sending him a present of balls at his accession, with a message implying that he deemed the young king, perhaps the ablest man of his age, little better than a child.
— from Battles of English History by H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

[Pg 097] Transcriber's Notes Original variations in spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation have been retained except for the following three changes: Page 29 : A comma was added after banks for consistency.
— from The Sylvan Cabin: A Centenary Ode on the Birth of Lincoln, and Other Verse by Edward Smyth Jones

The girl set the things in order on the table, with an occasional curious look stolen at the figure in mail on the settle—splendid visitant in so humble a place.
— from Uther and Igraine by Warwick Deeping

“Their fears probably have made our friends imagine that these vessels in sight have a piratical look.
— from In the Eastern Seas by William Henry Giles Kingston

—2— Having received another letter from Vyvy, I sent her a post card with the following endearing lines: “Excitement all the time.
— from A Maid and a Million Men the candid confessions of Leona Canwick, censored indiscreetly by James G. Dunton by James G. (James Gerald) Dunton

Thus, when I asked her on my last visit if she had any pain.
— from Woman's Endurance by A. D. (August D.) Luckhoff

Proverb Lore Transcriber's Notes: Variations in spelling, hyphenation, and presence or absence of accent marks remain as in the original.
— from Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme