One of Washington's officers, Royall Taylor, used the expression in a play about Daniel Shay's rebellion.

VOA: special.2009.01.25

One of Washington's officers,Royall Taylor, used the expression in a play about Daniel Shay's rebellion.

VOA: special.2011.05.22

The play was in seventeen eighty-seven, after Taylor helped to put down Shay's rebellion.

VOA: special.2011.05.22