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THE good Soldier may be likened to polish'd Steel, which while it is handled preserves its lustre and brightness, and on the contrary, for want of being us'd, growes rusty, and that rust consumes it, and in time makes it contagious; So the good Souldier, who is good only while he is handling his Arms, in the time of War, is prejudic'd in himself, and may prove dangerous to others, when he is out of his pro∣per element and employment.