on-shrinkin

Updated: May 12, 2025

'I I mean we, he says, 'congratulate th' counthry on th' matchless statesmanship, on-shrinkin' courage, steady devotion to duty an' principle iv that gallant an' hon'rable leader, mesilf, he says to his sicrety. 'Take that, he says, 'an' elaborate it, he says. 'Ye'll find a ditchnry on th' shelf near the dure, he says, 'if ye don't think I've put what I give ye sthrong enough, he says.

Finley Peter Dunne - Mr. Dooley's Philosophy