He was responsible for supplying more than 100 men that were to form the leftflank of an attack, due next morning, against the german lines less than a mile away. It wound its way up narrow gorges which had been carved through the rocks by a mighty torrent. Here are some good ones because theyre relevent and so meaningful. Chamberss twentieth century dictionary 1908words and phrases. Difficulties be damned is the translation of the latin motto nec aspera terrent used by the duke of lancaster regiment.
The story of london irish colour sergeant edmund osullivan. As the torrent of water dried up for the first time in thousands of years. Its motto faugh a ballagh was later adopted by the royal irish fusiliers who were. Discourses on satire and on epic poetry, by john dryden. Slogans and mottos what is west yorkshire regiments motto. Nec aspera terrent would probably be closest translated as hardships do not deter us, nec meaning a negative, not, aspera meaning hard work, compare per aspera ad astra, and terrent meaning. Nec aspera terrent difficulties be damned the prince of wales own regiment of yorkshire. Nec aspera terrent in english latinenglish dictionary. The muses are delightful above all things lowis non aspera juvant rough things do not delight lowis nos aspera juvant difficulties benefit us lowman par sit fortuna labori let the success be equal to the labour lowndes ways and means ways and means. The motto of west yorkshire regiment is nec aspera terrent. Thenceforth ulysses sought with slanderous tongue to daunt me, scattering in the people. They are good guys and i happen to be friends with one of them. That essay, published in 1667, draws its chief interest from the time when. Low aspera me juvant difficulties delight me lowes dulces ante omnia mus.
Colour sergeant edmund osullivan, a peacetime tailors salesman known as rosie to his comrades, was e company quartermaster in the 2nd battalion of the london irish rifles. Nec aspera terrent heraldic motto heraldry of the world. Here are letters from francis charlton kinchant, who received his commission on 18th january, 1815, and was killed at waterloo. Well bizarrely at least i find it bizarre nec aspera terrent was also the motto of the short lived hanwell urban district council which. Tra gli altri, e il motto del classe vettor pisani e del. Military mottosmottoes from united kingdom uk british military mottos be the best the british armys official motto the team works the royal navys official motto rise above the rest the royal air force official motto. Picture the simple pride shown in the laconic words quoted on page 293, greys, from your right number off ten. The fact is that to hold the kings commission in the royal scots greys inspires a host of chivalrous thoughts and memories.
Nec aspera terrent translation in latinenglish dictionary. Ireland in turn was to benefit from the introduction from the americas of the potato. Captures the sometimes pretentious use of latin in the modern era in mottos. Drydens discourses upon satire and epic poetry belong to the latter years of his life, and represent maturer thought than is to be found in his essay of dramatic poesie. Covering smartphones, laptops, audio, gaming, fitness and more. Military mottosmottoes from military jokes, mottos and. Difficulties be damned walking london one postcode. He is also of opinion that if stationary men would pay some attention to the districts on which they reside, and would publish their. Tcp the natural history and antiquities of selborne, in.