"Gasconade" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the planks of the cabin floor, and had stowed themselves well down into the run, so as to be as much out of harm's way as they could manage, but there was neither fear nor flinching amongst them; and although totally devoid of all gasconade—on the contrary, they had taken all the precautions men could do in their situation, to keep out of harm's way, or at least to lessen the danger—there they sat, silent, and cool, and determined. "I shall never undervalue an American as an enemy again," thought I. I lay down on ...
— Tom Cringle's Log • Michael Scott |
