Fabian policy
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Strange that a "Fabian policy," up-to-date, Should be so obviously not to wait!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 by Various
They chafed under this Fabian policy, and at length imputed it to cowardice.
From The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century by Parkman, Francis
The Spaniards, few in number, did not attack them, but, adopting a Fabian policy, which suited their pride and phlegm, sent for 300 or 400 men to kill all the cattle round the bay.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter
Perhaps, if history had preserved the reports of Hannibal, the "Fabian policy" would not have become so reputable.
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson
In France the great ally of the Sultan's Fabian policy had fallen.
From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius
