"The Incorrigibles."
"The enemy made attacks, but each effort was repulsed with great laughter."
—Star.
"One recalls in this connection the statement made by Alexander the Great, that Napoleon's invasion of Russia was defeated not by the Cossacks, but by Generals January and February."—Stock Exchange Gazette.
This reminds us of Cæsar's comment on the sack of Louvain:—"Magnificens est, sed non bellum."