 | George Newnes, Herbert Greenhough Smith - England - 1899 - 892 pages
...CHARLES KEENE, 1878. twenty years have passed since we first heard it roared out : — We don't want to fight, but, by Jingo, if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too. In March, 1878, Lord Derby resigned the office of Foreign Secretary, war seemed more certain than ever,... | |
 | Ebenezer Cobham Brewer - History - 1891 - 1016 pages
...M'Dermott and very popular at the time. The chorus runs thus : — We don't want to fight, but, by Jingo I if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too. Jin'goism, 1877. Warlike blaster and Bobodilism The French chaui'inisni (<l'V.) is now used in much... | |
 | Everit Brown, Albert Strauss - United States - 1892 - 582 pages
...with Turkey and hostile to Russia. A song became popular the refrain of which was: " We don't want to fight, but, by Jingo, If we do — We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too." Prom this arose the name jingoism as applied to the war feeling against llussia. The term has, however,... | |
 | William S. Walsh - Curiosa - 1892 - 1116 pages
...song became very popular in the English music-halls, the refrain of which was,— We don't want to 20, as well as in Proverbs xxv. 21,22, but in the former case it appears as a quotation from th "Jingo" was derisively cast as a nickname at the warlike party, and was proudly accepted by them. The... | |
 | Everit Brown, Albert Strauss - Political science - 1892 - 586 pages
...with Turkey and hostile to Russia. A song became popular the refrain of which was: " We don't want to fight, but, by Jingo, If we do— We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too." From this arose the name jingoism as applied to the war feeling against Russia. The term has, however,... | |
 | William Shepard Walsh - Curiosa - 1892 - 1114 pages
...in the English music-halls, the refrain of which was, — We don't want to fight, but, by Jitip;o, if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too. *' Jingo" was derisively cast as a nickname at the warlike party, and was proudly accepted by them.... | |
 | Sir Herbert Maxwell - 1893 - 428 pages
...he said exactly described the aggressive spirit of the Government's policy : — " We don't want to fight, but by Jingo ! if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too." Henceforward the war party in our country, or the party suspected of warlike sentiments, was to be... | |
 | Justin McCarthy - Great Britain - 1894 - 430 pages
...of the taptub, some Korner of the music-halls, had composed a ballad which was sung at one of these caves of harmony every night amidst the tumultuous...ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too." Some one, whose pulses this lyrical outburst of national pride failed to stir, called the party of... | |
 | Sir Herbert Maxwell - 1894 - 448 pages
...he said exactly described the aggressive spirit of the Government's policy : — " We don't want to fight, but by Jingo ! if we do, We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too." Henceforward the war party in our country, or the party suspected of warlike sentiments, was to be... | |
 | John Trainer - United States - 1895 - 356 pages
...trouble between Russia and Turkey, 1877-1878. The term was adopted from the refrain, " We don't want to fight, but, by jingo, if we do — We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money too." and is here applied to the idea of bluster, or ' ' spread-eagleism "; the Democrats applied it to James... | |
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We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too; We've fought the Bear before, and while Britons shall be true The Russians shall not have Constantinople. 
