 | Aulus Gellius - Civilization, Greco-Roman - 1795 - 466 pages
...when Tie ivas reproached for this difgraceful rtig'htj he replied in the following well-known ver'fe: He who fights and runs away, May live to fight another day. Philip after this is flain by a confpiracy, and Alexander, fucceeding to the government, paffed over... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1817 - 552 pages
...himself. Somewhat sobered by these threats, Petruchio bethought himself of t.he advice of Hudibras — " He who fights and runs away, May live to fight another day." So, heedless of the strangeness of his dress, he instantly slipt down the back stairs, and sought refuge... | |
 | Thomas Green Fessenden - Electrotherapeutics - 1804 - 242 pages
...Rowland was preparing himself to give Learherhead a most terrible threshing, had he not yielded) still, ' He who fights and runs away, ' May live to fight another day ;' and the Doctor escaping with a whole skin is now left alive and mighty to assail the supporters... | |
 | Stewarton - 1805 - 478 pages
...French General, BOYEK." " Chesterfield, Jan. 7, 1804. " The Right H«n, Lord Eardley," ADMIRAL LINOIS. He who fights and runs away, May live to fight another day. THE impolitic and selfish conduct of most of the Continental Princes, has done as much to advance the... | |
 | Thomas Green Fessenden - American poetry - 1806 - 326 pages
...Rowland was preparing himself to give Leatherhead a most terrible threshing, had he not yielded) still " He who fights and runs away, May live to fight another day ;" and the doctor escaping with a whole skin is now left alive and mighty to assail the supporters... | |
 | English literature - 1808 - 694 pages
...This stratagem t' amuse my foes, To nuke an hon'rable retreat, Aivl wave a total sure defeat : For he who fights and runs away May live to fight another day, But he who is in battle slain Cau never rise to fight again.'* I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, RP... | |
 | Enguerrand de Monstrelet - France - 1810 - 504 pages
...of other captains, and english gentlemen bearing Coats of arms. Conformably to the old proverb, of 'He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day/ did those act who fled and left their companions to bear the brunt of the battle* namely, Matago, sir... | |
 | Joseph Tinker Buckingham - American literature - 1824 - 264 pages
...and he meets no praise, no support, no recompense. , XIX. IMPORTANT DUEL. [Gazette. Washington.] / " He who fights and runs away, " May live to fight another day." THE attention of the good people of this metropolis, has been considerably excited by an " aflair of... | |
 | Richard Ryan - Actors - 1825 - 332 pages
...himself. Somewhat sobered by these threats, Petruchio bethought himself of the advice of Hudibraa — " He who fights, and runs away, May live to fight another day." Heedless of the strangeness of his dress, he instantly slipped down the back stairs, and sought refuge... | |
 | Richard Ryan - Actors - 1825 - 326 pages
...himself. Somewhat sobered by these threats, Petruchio bethought himself of the advice of Hudibras — " He who fights, and runs away, May live to fight another day." Heedless of the strangeness of his dress, he instantly slipped down the back stairs, and sought refuge... | |
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For he who fights and runs away May live to fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise and fight again. 
