Such wheeling, rhythmic
and un-
folding; accurate as clockwork, far and wide; swift big
column here, hitting swift big column there, at the ap-
pointed place and moment; with their volleyings and
trumpetings, bright uniforms and streamers and field-
music, -- in equipment and manoeuvre perfect all, to
the meanest drummer or black kettledrummer: --
supreme drill-sergeant playing on the thing, as on his
huge piano, several square miles in area!
folding; accurate as clockwork, far and wide; swift big
column here, hitting swift big column there, at the ap-
pointed place and moment; with their volleyings and
trumpetings, bright uniforms and streamers and field-
music, -- in equipment and manoeuvre perfect all, to
the meanest drummer or black kettledrummer: --
supreme drill-sergeant playing on the thing, as on his
huge piano, several square miles in area!
Thomas Carlyle
