Excerpt from Martial Fragments of Tyrtaeus: Translated Into English Verse With a Martial Elegy on the Demise of H. R. H. Prince Albert: Etc Much as the principle of war is to be decried and our greatest generals have abominated it most; the feeling of patriotism, which has in all ages commanded the highest admiration of mankind, and been extolled, cannot be too warmly cherished. For a definition of this word 'patriotism' no British heart is ever at a loss when appealed to. And it is not in the writings of the ancients only that this glorious spirit shines. The accomplished reader will experience no difficulty in discovering in the literary or oratorical* productions of his own country all that is calculated to awaken martial or patriotic feelings: where the latter fail to predominate, the battle degenerates into a mere combat of tigers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.