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The function of reform, consequently, is to deprive these parasites of their peculiar opportunities. Few reformers anticipate now that this task will be easily or quickly accomplished. They are coming to realize that the abuses are firmly intrenched, and a prolonged siege as well as constant assaults are necessary for final success.
If it could be effectively applied to the shores in the manner in which the energy of exploding gunpowder is applied by cannon shot, it is doubtful whether the lands could have maintained their position against the assaults of the sea.
Even in such a book there would doubtless be many points which would be open to assaults for sticklers in psychological technology. I am not issuing a propaganda or writing a thesis for the purpose of having something to defend, but merely giving a few offhand facts that have benefited me in my work.
Ninth Corps positions near Antietam Creek Rodman's division at lower ford Sturgis's at the bridge Burnside's headquarters on the field View from his place of the battle on the right French's fight An exploding caisson Our orders to attack The hour Crisis of the battle Discussion of the sequence of events The Burnside bridge Exposed approach Enfiladed by enemy's artillery Disposition of enemy's troops His position very strong Importance of Rodman's movement by the ford The fight at the bridge Repulse Fresh efforts Tactics of the assault Success Formation on further bank Bringing up ammunition Willcox relieves Sturgis The latter now in support Advance against Sharpsburg Fierce combat Edge of the town reached Rodman's advance on the left A. P. Hill's Confederate division arrives from Harper's Ferry Attacks Rodman's flank A raw regiment breaks The line retires Sturgis comes into the gap Defensive position taken and held Enemy's assaults repulsed Troops sleeping on their arms McClellan's reserve Other troops not used McClellan's idea of Lee's force and plans Lee's retreat The terrible casualty lists.
The seneschal thought to disarm the rebellious virtue of his wife by making her scour the country; but his fraud turned out badly, for the unknown lust that circulated in the veins of Blanche emerged from these assaults more hardy than before, inviting jousts and tourneys as the herald the armed knight.
Here he could have maintained himself against all Daun's assaults, for his position was one that Daun had himself held and strongly fortified; but the news from the north was of so terrible a nature that he was forced to hurry thither.
In one of these assaults upon us General Stannard, a gallant officer who was defending Fort Harrison, lost an arm. Our casualties during these operations amounted to 394 killed, I,554 wounded and 324 missing. Whilst this was going on General Meade was instructed to keep up an appearance of moving troops to our extreme left.
It is probable that this hostility to man is the result of the enmity engendered by those measures which the natives, who have a constant dread of their visits, adopt for the protection of their growing crops. In some districts, especially in the low country of Badulla, the villagers occasionally enclose their cottages with rude walls of earth and branches to protect them from nightly assaults.
The assaults on the walls, and at the windows, were far less obstinate than those in the previous attack, as they were intended only as diversions to the main assaults on the posterns and gate; and when the assailants at these points fell back, the storming parties also retreated.
King had fallen into unconsciousness, produced either by the acuteness of the nerves being nullified by the assaults of disease, or incidental to that kind of stupor which death casts like a shadow along its path. Disliking to die like a rat in my hole, I went on deck; and a bright flash of lightning showed the mainsail ripped from the second reef earing up to the peak.
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