 In one word, I would not take any risk of being entangled upon the river, like an ox jumped half over a fence and liable to be torn by dogs front and rear without a fair chance to gore one way or kick the other.  Abraham Lincoln - Página 144por John Torrey Morse (Jr.) - 1893Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 páginas
...thought of himself going south of it and attacking Richmond. Lincoln dissuaded him, since he might be " entangled upon the river, like an ox jumped half over a fence"; he could not take Richmond for weeks, and his communications might be cut; besides, Lincoln added,... | |
 | Orville James Victor - 1861 - 598 páginas
...getting an advantage of yon northward. In one word, I would not take any risk of being entangled up on the river, like an ox jumped half over a fence and liable to be torn by dogs front ami rear, without a fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other. " If Lee weuld come to my side... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1865 - 864 páginas
...getting an advantage of you northward. In one word, I would not take any risk of being entangled up on the river like an ox jumped half over a fence and...and rear without a fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other. If Lee would come to my side of the river I would keep on the same side and fight... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 886 páginas
...advantage of you northward. In one word, I would not take any risk of being entangled up on the riter like an ox jumped half over a fence and liable to...and rear without a fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other. If Lee would come to my side of the river I would keep on the same side and tight... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 848 páginas
...one word, I would not take any risk .of being entangled up on the rher like an ox jumped half oter a fence and liable to be torn by dogs front and rear without a fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other. If Lee would come to my side of the river I would keep on the same side and fight... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - 1865 - 854 páginas
...point, while his main force would in some way be getting an advantage of you northward. In one word, I would not take any risk of being entangled upon the river, like an ox jumped half over the fence and liable to be torn by dogs front and rear, without a fair chance to gore one way or kick... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - 1865 - 874 páginas
...point, while his main force would in some way be getting an advantage of you northward. In one word, I would not take any risk of being entangled upon the river, like an ox jumped half over the fence and liable to be torn by dogs front and rear, without a fair chance to gore one way or kick... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 840 páginas
...take any risk of being entangled up on the rher like an ox jumped half oxer a fence and liable to lie torn by dogs front and rear without a fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other. If Lee would come to my side of the river I would keep on the same gide and fight... | |
 | John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow - 1866 - 264 páginas
...for. On the 5th June he warns Hooker not to run any risk of being entangled on the Rappahannock — " like an ox jumped half over a fence and liable to...and rear, without a fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other." On the 10th he warns Hooker not to " go south of the Rappahannock upon Lee's moving... | |
 | William Swinton - 1866 - 702 páginas
...point, while his main force would in some way be getting an advantage of you northward. In a word, I would not take any risk of being entangled upon...the river, like an ox jumped half over a fence, and liaUe to be torn Inj dogs front and rear, without a fair chance to gore one way or to kick the other.... | |
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