 No man I believe ever had a greater choice of evils and less means to extricate himself from them. However, under a full persuasion of the justice of our cause, I cannot entertain an idea that it will finally sink, though it may remain for some time under...  George Washington - Seite 171von Henry Cabot Lodge - 1889Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 588 Seiten
...party of light-horse that seized him, and carried him off, with every mark of triumph and indignity. You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man, 1 believe, ever had a greater choice of difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them.... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1835 - 582 Seiten
...party of lighthorse that seized him, and carried him off, with every mark of triumph and indignity. " You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation....though it may remain for some time under a cloud." The motives of General Lee, it is not hard to divine. No suspicion can rest upon him ni' any traitorous... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1835 - 568 Seiten
...party of lighthorse that seized him, and carried him off, with every mark of triumph and indignity. " You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation....though it may remain for some time under a cloud." The motives of General Lee, it is not hard to divine. No suspicion can rest upon him of any traitorous... | |
 | Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 428 Seiten
...wrote his brother John A. Washington, date,"Camp, near the Falls of Trenton, 18th December, 1776 : " You can form no idea of the perplexity "of my situation....though it may remain for some time under a cloud." About eight days after this letter was written, the battle of Trenton was fought ; in which Providence... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 590 Seiten
...party of light-horse that seized him, and carried him off, with every mark of triumph and indignity. You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation....though it may remain for some time under a cloud. TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. Camp, above Trenton Falls, 20 December, 1776. SIR, I have waited with... | |
 | William Leete Stone - 1838 - 540 Seiten
...borrow his own expressive language in the private letter to his brother cited in a preceding note, " You can form no idea of the perplexity of " my situation....difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them." Nevertheless, the last sun of that year did not sink behind so deep a cloud of gloom as had been anticipated.... | |
 | William Leete Stone - 1838 - 568 Seiten
...borrow his own expressive language in the private letter to his brother cited in a preceding note, " You can form no idea of the perplexity of " my situation....difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them." Nevertheless, the last sun of that year did not sink behind so deep a cloud of gloom as had been anticipated.... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1839 - 588 Seiten
...party of light-horse that seized him, and carried him off, with every mark of triumph and indignity. You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation....though it may remain for some time under a cloud. My love and sincere regards attend my sister and the family, with compliments to all inquiring friends.... | |
 | Thaddeus Allen - 1847 - 574 Seiten
...party of light-horse that seized him, and carried him, off, with every mark of triumph and indignity. persuasion of the justice of our cause, I cannot entertain...though it may remain for some time under a cloud. ' My love and sincere regards attend my sister and the family, with compliments to all inquiring friends.... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1848 - 394 Seiten
...is not strained to recruit the new army with all possible expedition, I think the game is nearly up. You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man ever had a greater choice of difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them. But under... | |
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