A quotation from Addison, Joseph:

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An Army of Trumpeters would give as great a Strength to a Cause, as this Confederacy of Tongue-Warriours; who like those military Musicians, content themselves with animating their Friends to Battel, and run out of the Engagement upon the first Onset.
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The Freeholder, No. 28 (1716-03-26) - Addison, Joseph | WIST Quotations

An Army of Trumpeters would give as great a Strength to a Cause, as this Confederacy of Tongue-Warriours; who like those military Musicians, content themselves with animating their Friends to Battel, and run out of the Engagement upon the first Onset. Regarding those supporting the Jacobite risings of the late…

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