Smart soldiers like to be well tightened in: Loose ha… - Henry James Byron

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Smart soldiers like to be well tightened in: Loose habits would destroy all discipline.

Henry James Byron

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Henry James Byron (8 January 1835 – 11 April 1884) was a prolific English dramatist, as well as an editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor.

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