...Hudibraftic principles, often experienced, proved, and practifed amongft the French themfelves, That he that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day ; But he that is in battle jlain, Can never rife to fight again : Confians foon quitted the engagement,...

...partbf 4 The better part of valour is discretion. Old saying, which the poet thus explains : " For he that fights, and runs away, May live to fight another day ; But he that is in battle slain, Can never live to fight again ;" an idea for which he was indebted...

...retreated with the rest without striking a blow. It has commonly been imagined that the lines — " For he that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day," attributed by Mr. Cunningham and Dr. Rimbault to Mennis, were to be found in this poem, but they form...

...they are supposed to be taken. Every one has heard, seen, and perhaps quoted the famous lines — " He that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day ; But he that fights until he's slain, Will never live to fight again." These were long attributed...

...resisted ; but actually fled away before the resistance commenced. However; it is an old maxim, that " he that fights and runs away, may live to fight another day." Again. We are told the devil was a liar from the beginning." Now you were called upon in my former...

...heptarchy, Lucifer's distinction may, perhaps, be allowed ; because, as we are credibly informed, " He that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day." And the contest may therefore be interminable, or much prolonged ; and one of such equal parties meanwhile...

...St. Peters, he found his naval heroes in great safety, who seem to have acted on the old proverb, " He that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day." He had a more narrow escape for his life, one evening at St. Aubin's, in the island of Jersey. A desperate...

...shape of rust ; the pistol missed fire, and I gallantly rode away without remembering the distich, " He that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day j" calling on Munroe to follow, which he did, leaving servants and baggage, " with all the evidences...

...resembled him in another point. " Will honour set to a leg ? " or in the clearer language of Hudibras, " He that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day ; " so our hero of Yalobatz, on the first alarm of any disorder in the town or neighbourhood, from...

...fight with fire or energy, though at the same time they were not what Hudibras would recommend:— " He that fights and runs away, May live to fight another day.'' They do not run away, but will stand slashing to death ; yet it is observed and admitted by all I have...