By these, he was said to be arrogant, blunt in manners, opinionated, and also a military martinet with terribly unvolunteer ideas relating to the rigid discipline required for success in war.
"Ahead of the Army"
W. O. Stoddard
As such Alfieri, who was essentially a routinist, respected and approved of marriage; and anything different would have struck his martinet, rule and compass, mind, as ridiculous and contemptible.
"The Countess of Albany"
Violet Paget (AKA Vernon Lee)
The Major was said to be something of a martinet, while the Captain was an excellent judge of human nature, and had plenty of what the Philosopher Locke called "round-about common-sense."
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs