Contents ▼▲
Front Matter A for Archibald B for Bear C for Cobra D for Dreadful E for Egg F for Family G for Gnu H for Horseman I for Indian J for James K for Klondyke L for Lady M for Millionaire N for Ned O for Oxford P for Pig Q for Quinine R for Reviewer S for Snail T for Tourist U for Upas Tree V for Volunteer W for Waterbeetle X for Nothing Important Y for Youth Z for Zebu

Moral Alphabet - Hilaire Belloc




V For Volunteer

V

for the unobtrusive volunteer,

Who fills the Armies of the World with fear.

[Illustration] from A Moral Alphabet by Hilaire Belloc

Moral


Seek with the Volunteer to put aside

The empty Pomp of Military Pride.