human
It was the devil of a position. The Turkey-cock lay doggo and held his fire. We didn't see a sign of him until he popped off at us at three hundred yards. Their trenches had no parapets and were almost flush with the ground. In places they had built in ammunition boxes which they had loopholed and plastered over with mud. They had dotted the ground in front with little mounds which they used as range-marks, and they had every small depression which offered any shelter covered with their machine-guns.
gpt
Ram Chandra ji ki jai of route marches and manœuvres, but with a
human
Ha, aha, aha, aha, aha,
gpt
In the trench a machine-gun jammed, Teku Singh clambered out to adjust it. The subaltern called to him to keep his head down.
human
What does dying matter, Sahib? he answered, echoing at Sheikh Saad the spirit of Chitore.
gpt
The only fit place for a Rajput to die is on the field of battle.
human
Bride of Lammermuir, that classic and lovable example of the impoverished aristocrat, whose material poverty is balanced by more honourable possessions. I have seen the land the Dogra cultivates. It is mostly retrieved from a stony wilderness. His cornfields are often mere sockets in the rock over which a thin layer of earth has gathered. His family traditions forbid him to work on the soil and compel him to keep a servant, though he has been known to plough secretly by night. Under-fed at home, he will not accept service save in the army. There are families who do nothing but soldiering. There is no difficulty about recruits.
gpt
When a man goes home on leave, the subaltern explained,
human
Sahib, when I am fighting I do not require food.