Fight like a man

[Scot LaFaive]

I was curious about "Fight like a man" (not sure if anyone has done work on it) and found a cite from 1750 (assuming Google Books is right). This was just a preliminary search, but it's interesting that it could go back that far.
http://books.google.com/books?id=cWskAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA164&dq=%22fight+like+a+man%22
 
Scot
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