Fabian policy
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From Cobwebs from an Empty Skull by Ambrose Bierce
Chief John adopted a Fabian policy from the first.
From Reminiscences of a Pioneer by Colonel William Thompson
Again the Fabian policy of the American commander-in-chief disappointed the British general.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Washington Irving
Such were the happy results for France of the Fabian policy of the Constable Du Guesclin.
From Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. French. by Charles Morris
By a Fabian policy of watching, waiting, warding, and assaulting at the right moment.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 by Various
