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LXI
Of the delight in and preference for military metaphors
shown by the French. Here every metaphor
wears moustaches.
Militant literature.
To hold the breach.
To keep the flag flying.
To emerge with flying colours.
To plunge into the fray.
One of the old brigade.
All these glorious phrases are commonly applied
to drunkards and bar-flies.
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