ɪt wʌz sˈɛd hiː kʊd ɹᵻdˈuːs dʒˈɛntəlmən kɐdˈɛts — mˈɛnɪəv ðˌɛm fˈɔːɹən pɹˈɪnsᵻz ænd tˈaɪɾəld sˈʌnz ʌvðɪ ˌæɹɪstˈɑːkɹəsi — tə tɹˈɛmblɪŋ ɹˈɛks.
It was said he could reduce gentleman cadets — many of them foreign princes and titled sons of the aristocracy — to trembling wrecks.