... required to remind itself of its power, to reassure itself that it had not grown soft and enervated by pleasure. It was a popular sentiment, which had first been given expression in the music halls. The "Great MacDermott" had hurled defiance at Russia... A History of England - Página 528por James Franck Bright - 1889Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 874 páginas
...the boats with you ! ' he rallied me. ' My dear sir, it is going to be perfect. As the song says, " We've got the ships, we've got the men, and we've got the money too." An entire sui you may take my word for it ! ' We descended the hill to find the village gay with bunting,... | |
| 1886 - 594 páginas
...deficient in every branch of the Navy. We are not so happily situated as reputed by Jingoites, who sing " We've got the ships, we've got the men, and we've got the money too." The latter article we can provide to an unlimited amount ; we are, however, very short of men ; and... | |
| James Franck Bright - 1888 - 636 páginas
...said the burden of it, "but, by Jingo, if we do, we Ve got the ships, we Ve got the men, and we 've got the money too." "Jingoism" became the distinctive...deserted by the English were making common cause with the Russians and conniving at their occupation of Constantinople, and as the terms of the armistice... | |
| George Ross Kirkpatrick - 1910 - 392 páginas
...New York City a well-known capitalist gliding along in a handsome automobile swaggeringly called out, "We've got the ships, we've got the men, and we've got the money too!" A seedy, hungrylooking young man proudly answered back, "You bet we have !" On the same occasion thousands... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - 1901 - 982 páginas
...impoverished that it would not be worth the while of any nation to take it. Englishmen used to sing, " We've got the ships, we've got the men, and we've got the money too." but now the tune had changed to, " We want the ships, we want the men, and we want the money too."... | |
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