He was relatively successful.

Thou Spirit who ledſt this glorious Eremite Into the Deſert, his Victorious Field Againſt the Spiritual Foe, and broughtſt him thence By proof the undoubted Son of God, […]

Sudden a thought came like a full-blown rose, / Flushing his brow, …

I passed the word along the line for the company to stand-to arms. The N.C.O's whispered hoarsely into the dug-outs: ‘Stand-to, stand-to,’ and out the men tumbled with their rifles in their hands.