 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1850
...security running over to the Continent — strengthening his argument by reference to the famous text— " He who fights and runs away May live to fight another day." But, unfortunately, of all the reasons he could have selected at that moment for running away, the... | |
 | Thomas Carter - 1850 - 240 Seiten
...My opinion, however, is, that upon the subject of fighting he held the doctrine which teaches that " He -who fights, and runs away, May live to fight another day ; While he who is in battle slain Can never rise to fight again." Yet he might, had he been tried,... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1850
...security running over to the Continent— strengthening his argument by reference to the famous text— He who fights and runs away May live to fight another day. prospect of fighting another day was about the least persuasive. Winston declared he would stand his... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1850
...security running over to the Continent— strengthening his argument by reference to the famous text— He who fights and runs away May live to fight another day. But, unfortunately, of all the reasons he could have selected at that moment for running away, the... | |
 | James W. Redfield - 1852 - 334 Seiten
...none. The Irish have to be parted. Not so the Spaniards : they fight upon the principle — " That he who fights and runs away May live to fight another day !" The military ambition of the Spaniard is concentrated in a victorious contest with John Bull —... | |
 | Henrietta Keddie - 1852
...all like the alternative." " Will you try another game ? fortune does not always frown." " Ah ! ' but he who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day !' " " So you hold that ' discretion is the better part of valour.' Willie does not countenance that... | |
 | Anne Beale - 1852
...enemy, but no sooner was his courage tried, than he found he could not stand fire, and proved that He who fights and runs away May live to fight another day. In vain his tormentor, Morgan, praised his fortune and his person, and urged him to the charge ; he... | |
 | William Charles McKinnon - 1852
...Oh, you know," remarked Rodolphe, with a sneer, " that ' discretion is the best part of valor,' and ' he who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day !' It is an ugly thing to see the Judge put on the black cap, and pronounce the awful words, 'the sentence... | |
 | 1867
...distance, fled the field— doubtless he remembered the advice wrongly attributed to " Hudibras," that " He who fights and runs away May live to fight another day." Uis great object was to find out Nathalie, and acquaint her with the failure of his project. He knew... | |
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