Old Pros
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
First One Over the Wall
In a battle, the first soldier to scale the enemy's fortification.
"All rewards and signes of honour, as the Civicke garland, The murall wreath, the enemies Prime horse, To him alone are proper."
Philip Massinger, The Picture (1629).
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