Contents -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Battle

It is a hard battle where none escape.

Many walk into a battle and are carried out of it.Fielding.

Nothing but a battle lost can be so melancholy as a battle won.Wellington.

The battle is over when the foe hath fallen.Ovid.

The battle is weak that is waged with one hand.Euripides.

The danger is great if thy foot stumble when thou goest to battle.Volsunga Saga.

The winds and the waves in a naval battle are always on the side of the ablest navigator.Gibbon.