"Who can look for modestie and sobrietie in the souldiers, where the captaine is given to wine, or women, and spendeth…"

"That in the captain's but a choleric word, Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy."

"As many are soldiers that are not captains So many are captains that are not soldiers."

"I take a bold Step, a rakish toss, a smart Cock, and an impudent Air to be the principal ingredients in the Compositi…"

"A captain cannot be too careful of the company the state has committed to his charge. He must pay the greatest attent…"

"[Insert French text]"

"The captain, in the first place, is lord paramount. He stands no watch, comes and goes when he pleases, and is accoun…"

"The company is the true unit of discipline, and the captain is the company. A good captain makes a good company, and …"

"A loud-mouthed, profane captain who is careless of his personal appearance will have a loud-mouthed, profane, dirty c…"

"There is no freer man alive than a captain of cavalry in command of his own troop."