 For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain. Hence timely running's no mean part Of conduct, in the martial art...  Hudibras - Page 15by Samuel Butler - 1757Full view - About this book
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 572 pages
...Hudibras. They are, however, only an amplification of a couplet actually in that book : " For those that fly may fight again, " Which he can never do, that's slain." Fame and Merit dinfirofiortionrd. It is a truth, humiliating in a high degree to human nature, that... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Thomas Park - 1808 - 506 pages
...stratagem to' amnse onr foes To make an hon'rable retreat, And wave a total snre defeat : For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain. Hence timely rnnning's no mean part Of condnct, in the martial art, By which some glorions feats achieve, As citizens,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1809 - 448 pages
...stratagem t' amnse onr foes ; To make an hononrable retreat, And wave a total snre defeat ; For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain. Hence timely rnnning's no mean p< rt Of condact in the martial art; By which some glorions fe^its achieve, As citiaens... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 456 pages
...stratagem to' amuse our foes, To make an hon'rable retreat, And wave a total sure defeat : For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain. Hence timely running's no mean part Of conduct, in the martial art, By which some glorious feats achieve, As citizens, by breaking,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 412 pages
...stratagem to' amuse our foes, To make an hon'rable retreat, And wave a total sure defeat : For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain. Hence timely running's no mean part Of conduct, in the martial art, By which some glorious feats achieve, As citizens, by breaking,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1819 - 390 pages
...stratagem t' amuse our foes ; To make an honourable retreat , And wave a total sure defeat ; For those that fly may fight again , Which he can never do that's slain. Hence timely running's no mean part Of conduct in the martial art ; By which some glorious feats achieve, As citizens by breaking... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 312 pages
...stratagem to' amuse our foes, To make an honourable retreat, And waive a total sure defeat: For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain. Hence timely running's no mean part Of conduct, in the martial art, By which some glorious feats achieve, As citizens, by breaking,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1822 - 496 pages
...stratagem, t' amuse our foes, 240 To make an hon'rable retreat, And wave a total sure defeat : For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain. Hence timely running 's no mean part 245 Of conduct in the martial art, By which some glorious feats achieve, And... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - Authors, English - 1822 - 934 pages
...translation. " To conclude with Hudibras, here is a passage plainly translated from l he French : ' For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain.' HUD. ' Qui fuit, peut revenir aussi; Q\ii meurt, il n'en est pas ainsi.' SCARRON. " I thank you for... | |
 | China - 1823 - 220 pages
...fight; but he who retreats, may take care of himself. * Chfi . Going forth, ts6 | then * " He who flies, may fight again: Which he can never do, that's slain; Hence, timely running's no mean part Of conduct, in the martial art." CLXVI1I. Those who respect themselves will be honorable, but... | |
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