 | Timothy Alden - 1814 - 306 pages
...your foot off the British ground ; but now, father, we see you 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 animal, that carries its tail Upon its back ; but when affrighted it drops it between its legs and... | |
 | 1815 - 410 pages
...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 animal, that carries its tail upon its back, but when affrighted, he drops it between his legs and... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 522 pages
...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 - 522 pages
...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 animal, that carries its tail upon its back, but when affrighted, it drops it between its legs, and... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 520 pages
...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 animal, that carries its tail upon its back, but when affrighted, it drops it between its legs, and... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 510 pages
...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 animal, that carries its tail upon its back, but when affrighted, it drops it between its legs, and... | |
 | Samuel Putnam Waldo, An American officer - 1825 - 372 pages
...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 animal that * During the siege of Fort Meigs, the troops covered themselves from the enemy's fire,... | |
 | Benjamin Church, Thomas Church - 1827 - 384 pages
...us you never could draw your foot off British ground ; but now, father, we see you are drawing back without seeing the enemy. We must compare our father's conduct to a fat animal, that carries his tail on his back, but when affrighted, drops it between its legs and runs... | |
 | Thomas Church (of Massachusetts.) - 1829 - 374 pages
...us you never could draw your foot off British ground ; but now, father, we see you are drawing back without seeing the enemy. We must compare our father's conduct to a fat animal, that carries his tail on his back, but when affrighted, drops it between its legs and runs... | |
 | Benjamin Church, Thomas Church - 1829 - 382 pages
...us you never could draw your foot off British ground ; but now, father, we see you are drawing, hack without seeing the enemy. We must .compare our father's conduct to a fat animal, that carries his tail on his back, but when affrighted, drops it between its legs and runs... | |
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You always told us 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 its... 
