 | Henry Howe - Ohio - 1889 - 824 pages
...foot off British ground ; but now, father, we see that you are drawing back, and we are sorry to SL'e our father doing so without seeing the enemy. We must compare our father s conduct to a fat dog, that carries his tail on its back, and, when affrighted, drops it between... | |
 | William White - Canada - 1890 - 264 pages
...you represent him. You always told us you would never draw your foot off British ground ; but now, father, we see you are drawing back, and we are sorry...carries its tail upon its back, but when affrighted, drops it between its legs and runs off. " Listen, father. The Americans have not yet defeated us by... | |
 | Henry Howe - Ohio - 1890 - 820 pages
...foot off British ground ; but now, father, we see that you are drawing back, and we are sorry to s-je our father doing so without seeing the enemy. We must compare our father's conduct to a fat dog, that carries his tail on its back, and, when affrighted, drops it between its legs and runs off.... | |
 | Ishbel Gordon Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair - Canada - 1893 - 276 pages
...off British ground ; but now, father, we see you drawing back, and we are sorry to see our father do so without seeing the enemy. We must compare our father's conduct to a fat dog that carries its tail upon its back, but when affrighted it drops it between its legs and runs... | |
 | David Breakenridge Read - Aggressiveness - 1894 - 284 pages
...represent him. You always told us that you could never draw your foot off British ground ; but now, father, we see you are drawing back, and we are sorry...carries its tail upon its back ; but, when affrighted, drops it between its legs and runs off. " Listen, father! The Americans have not yet defeated us by... | |
 | John Roy Musick - United States - 1893 - 512 pages
...You always told us you would never draw your foot off British ground ; but now, father, we see that you are drawing back, and we are sorry to see our...doing so without seeing the enemy. We must compare your conduct to a fat dog, that carries its tail on its back, but when affrighted, drops it between... | |
 | William Dean Howells - Ohio - 1897 - 300 pages
...away, and we are much astonished to see our father tying up everything and preparing to run away. . . . We are sorry to see our father doing so without seeing...enemy. We must compare our father's conduct to a fat dog that carries his tail on his back, and when affrighted drops it between his legs and runs off.... | |
 | Timothy Dwight, Julian Hawthorne - Literature - 1899 - 500 pages
...represent him. You always told us'that you would never draw your foot off British ground ; but now, father, we see you are drawing back, and we are sorry...carries its tail upon its back, but when affrighted, it drops it between its legs and runs off. Listen, father ! The Americans have not yet defeated us... | |
 | Orators - 1899 - 500 pages
...represent him. You always told us that you would never draw your foot off British ground ; but now, father, we see you are drawing back, and we are sorry...carries its tail upon its back, but when affrighted, it drops it between its legs and runs off. Listen, father ! The Americans have not yet defeated us... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1901 - 464 pages
...You always told us you would never draw your foot off British ground; but now, father, we see that you are drawing back, and we are sorry to see our...enemy. We must compare our father's conduct to a fat dog, that carries his tail on his back, but when frightened, drops it between its legs and runs off.... | |
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You always told us that you would never draw your foot off British ground; but now, Father, we see you are drawing back, and we are sorry to see our father doing so without seeing the enemy. We must compare our father's conduct to a fat animal that carries... 
