Quote#War
A serjeant is a soldier with a halbert, and a drummer is a soldier…
Quote byThomas Denison · 1699–1765
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Lloyd v. Wooddall (1748), 1 Black. 30..
English (original)
A serjeant is a soldier with a halbert, and a drummer is a soldier with a drum.
— Thomas Denison
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