Sayers won first blood by cutting Crouch's right eye, and the battle by knocking his man out with a nose-ender in 12 minutes 28 seconds, 6 rounds being fought.

But at least they preserved the idea that books were important and that reading and writing were more than just a skive for people too weedy to hack at one another with swords.

The whole country is full of interest, and even to this date Alexander [the Great]'s route through it to the Indus, and beyond that river to the Jhelum may be traced by a careful and knowledgeful explorer.

[…] were it not for shame, Shame and dishonour to a soldier’s name, Upon my weapon’s point here shouldst thou fall, And welter in thy gore.