 | John Warner Barber - Latter Day Saint churches - 1841 - 590 pages
...thought of this politic stratagem to save himself, and destroy his enemy (for as Solomon saith of old, wisdom is better than weapons of war) he took a stick,...fit mark for the other that watched to take aim at him : The other taking it to be his head, fired a gun and shot through the hat; which our christian... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1849 - 756 pages
...thought of this politic stratagem : to save himself and destroy his enemy, (for, as Solomon of old — ' Wisdom is better than weapons of war, ' ) he took...mark for the other that watched to take aim at the hat; which our Christian Indian perceiving, boldly held up his head, and discharged his own gun at... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1849 - 710 pages
...thought of this politic stratagem : to save himself and destroy his enemy, (for, as Solomon of old — 'Wisdom is better than weapons of war, ' ) he took...mark for the other that watched to take aim at the hat; which our Christian Indian perceiving, boldly held up his head, and discharged his own gun at... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1849 - 714 pages
...politic stratagem : to save himself and destroy his enemy, (for, as Solomon of old — ' Wisdom i< better than weapons of war, ' ) he took a stick and...mark for the other that watched to take aim at the hat; which our Christian Indian perceiving, boldly held up his head, and discharged his own gun at... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1850 - 484 pages
...thought or this politic stratagem : to save himself and destroy his enemy (for, as Solomon of old— ' Wisdom is better than weapons of war'), he took a...up, till he thought it would be seen, and so become 8 fit mark for the other that watched to take aim at the bat ; which our Christian Indian perceiving,... | |
 | John Warner Barber - New England - 1856 - 636 pages
...thought of this politic stratagem to save himself, and destroy his enemy (for as Solomon saith of old, wisdom is better than weapons of war) he took a stick,...fit mark for the other that watched to take aim at him : The other taking it to be his head, fired a gun and shot through the hat ; which our christian... | |
 | John Warner Barber - New England - 1856 - 644 pages
...thought of this politic stratagem to save himself, and destroy his enemy (for as Solomon saith of old, wisdom is better than weapons of war) he took a stick,...fit mark for the other that watched to take aim at him : The other taking it to be his head, fired a gun and shot through the hat ; which our Christian... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 560 pages
...thought of this politic stratagem to save himself and destroy bis enemy (for as Solomon said of old, " Wisdom is better than Weapons of War "), he took a...fit mark for the other that watched to take aim at him. The other taking it to be his head fired a gun, and shot through the hat; which our Christian... | |
 | Robert Southey - Anecdotes - 1850 - 714 pages
...his enemy, (for, as Solomon of old — ' Wisdom is better than weapons of war,') he took a stickend hung his hat upon it, and then by degrees gently lifted...mark for the other that watched to take aim at the hat; which our Christian Indian perceiving, boldly held up his head, and discharged his own gun at... | |
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Wisdom is better than Weapons of War "), he took a stick, and hung his hat upon it, and then by degrees gently lifted it up, till he thought it would be seen and so become a fit mark for the other that watched to take aim at him. 