...take advantage of a southern breeze to make their passage up the North sea, and round Scotland home. " He that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day." So, however, did not the Spaniards. " About these north islands their mariners and soldiers died daily...

...arrangement of the words combined with Wilkes's story, are stronger than Butler intended them : — But he that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day. Now for part the second. On the first day, in your House, where the address was moved by Lord Hillsborough...

...cowardice. Discretion is the better part of valour ; for in the language of Hudibras, — " He who fights and runs away, May live to fight another day ; But he that is in battle slain Will never rise to fight again." Dr. Mc'Intosh, a late lecturer on the Practice...

...4. stop to the practice, " as he was resolved, that no thief should remain in Portugal but himself." He that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day. " It never rains till it pours." — We August 3. — We werfi this day thunder- yesterday heard of...

...That is to say, " The thing which he wanted." That is applied to persons as well as things ; as, " He that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day." The pronouns who, which, and what are frequently joined to ever and soever ; as, " Who ever soever,...

...to the invaders. But there were some who thought " discretion the better part of valor" — " that he that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day." The British line resumed its march, inclining to the left in front of the regulars under Greene, with...

...to the invaders. But there were some who thought " discretion the better part of valor" — " that he that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day." The British line resumed its march, inclining to the left in front of the regulars under Greene, with...

...héros maritimes en parfaite sûreté. Ces Messieurs semblaient avoir agi d'après le vieux proverbe : " He that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day." * C'est-à-dire : i combat en fuyard, Vivra pour combattre plus tard." 1793. — Cette année on établit...

...Hudibras" in " doggrel" verse, of which the following four lines are not a bad imitation :— " The man who fights, and runs away, May live to fight another day; But he who is in battle slain Shall never live to fight again !" Pope says, " For he who runs may fight again,...

...shewed by his action, я mental perception, that " the better part of valour is— discretion,"for "He that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day." Yet few are found hardy enough to assert now, that the brain is of no use. Whilst many, with Erasistratus,*...