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The cavorting of these bright young people provided fodder not only for Evelyn Waugh but also for Nancy Mitford ( "Highland Fling"), Anthony Powell ( "Dance to the Music of Time"), Henry Green ( "Party Going") and the poet John Betjeman ( "A Subaltern's Love Song").
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The Subaltern's ears tingled at the remarks that he heard.
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Eventually the Subaltern's Platoon was placed astride a sunken lane, along the edge of an orchard.
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When at length the Subaltern's Platoon pushed forward in the wake of the leading Platoon, no less a personage appeared unaccountably on the scene than the Colonel.
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A ridiculous feeling of jealousy surged up in the Subaltern's mind, as he turned back towards the Company.
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The Subaltern's left hand almost shot out of bed to grasp it.
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[85] "A Subaltern's Furlough," by Lt. Coke, 45th Regiment, being a description of scenes in various parts of America, in 1833.
Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject E. N. [Editor] Elliott
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The Subaltern's Company was directly in front of the village itself; another Company to the right, the fourth in local reserve.
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They did not come in contact with the enemy, and no outstanding incident impressed itself upon the Subaltern's mind.
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The Subaltern's Platoon was to guard the back edge of a wood, and as he established his supports in a farm, most of his men were able to fill their water-bottles, have a wash and brush up, and generally prepare themselves for whatever the next move might be.
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