And tell you every detail of Caractacus’s uniform.
In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral,
I am the very pattern of a modern major-gineral.
All. In short, in matters vegetable, animal, and mineral,
He is the very pattern of a modern major-gineral.
Gen. In fact, when I know what is meant by mamelon and ravelin,
When I can tell at sight a chassepôt ride from a javelin,
When such affairs as sorties and surprises I’m more wary at,
And when I know precisely what is meant by commissariat,
When I have learnt what progress has been made in modern gunnery,