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Newspaper
Old Maid
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 15, 1756
Page
5
The author compares British readiness to Roman myth, praising British volunteers as superior to Roman trickery. He notes an anecdote from Herculanum about a beautiful naked figure with a spear seen by Romans and explains officers feigned a male hero to protect military dignity. He lauds British soldiers offering themselves for defense and their resolve to subdue enemies.
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