 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 dog that carries...  Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada - Pàgina 93per Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - 1839Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Timothy Alden - 1814 - 306 pàgines
...our father doing so without seeing the enemy. We must compare our father's conduct to a fat animal, that carries its tail Upon its back ; but when affrighted...drops it between its legs and runs off. " Father, listen. The Americans have not yet defeated us by land, neither are we sure that they have done so... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 522 pàgines
...our father doing so, without seeing the enemy. We must compare our father's conduct to a fat animal, that 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 by land ; neither are we sure that they have... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 522 pàgines
...our father doing so, without seeing the enemy. We must compar« our father's conduct to a fat animal, that carries its tail upon its back, but when affrighted, it drops it between its legs, and runs»/. Listen Father I—The Americans have not yet defeated us by land ; neither are we sure that they have... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 510 pàgines
...our father doing so, without seeing the enemy. We must compare our father's conduct to a fat animal, that carries its tail upon its back, but when affrighted, it drops it between its legs, and rung off. Listen Father! — The Americans have not yet defeated us by land ; neither are we sure that... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 520 pàgines
...our father doing so, without seeing the enemy. We must compare our father's conduct to a fat animal, that carries its tail upon its back, but when affrighted, it drops it between its legs, and run* off. Listen Father! — The Americans have not yet defeated us by land ; neither are we sure that... | |
 | Samuel Putnam Waldo, An American officer - 1825 - 372 pàgines
...themselves from the enemy's fire, by throwing up traverses and ditches of earth, t Commodore Barclay. carries its tail upon its back, but when affrighted it drops it between its legs, and runs oil". Listen Father! — The Americans have not yet defeated us by land ; neither are we sure that... | |
 | 1832 - 338 pàgines
...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 dog,...drops it between its legs and runs off. " Father, listen ! — The Americans have not yet defeated us by land — neither are we sure that they have... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - 1832 - 346 pàgines
...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 dog,...drops it between its legs and runs off. " Father, listen ! — The Americans have not yet defeated us by land — neither are we sure thnt they have... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - 1832 - 344 pàgines
...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 dog,...drops it between its legs and runs off. " Father, listen ! — The Americans have not yet defeated us by land — neither are we sure that they have... | |
 | Benjamin Bussey Thatcher - 1832 - 344 pàgines
...are sorry to see our father doing so without seeing the enemy. We must compare our father's eonduct to a fat dog, that carries its tail upon its back,...drops it between its legs and runs off. " Father, listen ! — The Americans have not yet defeated us by land — neither are we sure th;it they have... | |
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