It's a drinking song with the meter of a quadrille or jig (quick jig) that was adopted by many regiments as their regimental air. This clip shows some young people dancing to it, starts about half way through.
And as a line dance
As a march it is a quick march.
Riveting! Fascinating! Well narrated with impeccably accuracy in choice of photos!
Although technically the Starr I s a single action with a finger actuated cocking lever.
A few hundred years later St. John Chrysostom expanded on that:
For men of understanding do not say that the sword is to blame for murder, nor wine for drunkenness, nor strength for outrage, nor courage for foolhardiness, but they lay the blame on those who make an improper use of the gifts which have been bestowed upon them by God, and punish them accordingly.
Half of one or six dozen of the other.....
wait....
Six of one, half dozen of the other....
Either way works. And you can cook either one from frozen.
I prefer to bake, freeze, thaw and eat cold.
The mantra of all would-be dictators..."I didn't want this job, and I've sacrificed so much!" Net worth in 2015 about $1.5 million. Net wort now about $97 million.
Yeah...
Altruistic self-sacrifice.