Light Troops

Famous quotes containing the words light and/or troops:

“Come hither, and I shall light a candle of understanding in thine heart, which shall not be put out.”
—Apocrypha. 2 Esdras, 14:25.

“Nearly all the bands are mustered out of service; ours therefore is a novelty. We marched a few miles yesterday on a road where troops have not before marched. It was funny to see the children. I saw our boys running after the music in many a group of clean, bright-looking, excited little fellows.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)