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Quotation from The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
“War is but noble by the cause, and y' have disgraced it.”
The Black Arrow, Book V, Chapter V (Project Gutenberg #848)
Alicia, whose uncle has fallen in the battle Dick helped win, rebukes him for fighting only for fame.
Citation: "War is but noble by the cause, and y' have disgraced it." — Robert Louis Stevenson, The Black Arrow, Book V, Chapter V (Project Gutenberg #848). (id the-black-arrow-q7)
Portrait: Blackarrowcover, Cassel 1888., Public domain.
