 | George Iles - 1909 - 204 Seiten
...Robert E. Lee the struggle it has cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted the best years of my life, and all the ability I possessed....of that time — more than a quarter of a century — I have experienced nothing but kindness from my superiors and a most cordial friendship from my... | |
 | Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Kent - 1909 - 514 Seiten
...It would have been presented at once but for the struggle it has cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted all the best years...the ability I possessed. During the whole of that time—more than a quarter of a century—I have experienced nothing but kindness from my superiors,... | |
 | Elizabeth Deering Hanscom - 1910 - 444 Seiten
...the struggle it lias cost me to separate myself from a service to which I hw devoted the best year* of my life, and all the ability I possessed. During...of that time — more than a quarter of a century — I have experienced nothing but kindness from The State l-'irst my Mi|>cri"rs and л most cordi.il... | |
 | Teacher of history - 1910 - 518 Seiten
...resignation would have been presented at once but for the struggle it has cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted all the best years of my life." After the war, General Lee became President of Washington College, Lexington, Va. Here he died in 1870.... | |
 | Thomas Nelson Page - 1911 - 790 Seiten
...once but for the struggle it has cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted the best years of my life and all the ability I possessed....of that time — more than a quarter of a century — I have experienced nothing but kindness from my superiors, and a most cordial friendship from my... | |
 | Thomas Nelson Page - 1911 - 788 Seiten
...once but for the struggle it has cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted the best years of my life and all the ability I possessed....of that time — more than a quarter of a century — I have experienced nothing but kindness from my superiors, and a most cordial friendship from my... | |
 | 1901 - 426 Seiten
...It would have been presented at once, but for the struggle it had cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted all the best years of my life and all the ability I possess. * * * Save in defense of my native state I never desire again to draw my sword. RE LEE. One... | |
 | Frederick Trevor Hill - 1911 - 340 Seiten
...once but for the struggle it has cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted the best years of my life and all the ability I possessed. During the whole of that time . . . I have experienced nothing but kindness from my superiors and a most cordial friendship from... | |
 | 1912 - 344 Seiten
...It would have been presented at once, but for the struggle it has cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted all the best years...whole of that time, more than a quarter of a century, I have experienced nothing but kindness from my superiors, and the most cordial friendship from my... | |
 | Thomas Nelson Page - 1912 - 538 Seiten
...once but for the struggle it has cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted the best years of my life and all the ability I possessed....of that time — more than a quarter of a century — I have experienced nothing but kindness from my superiors, and a most cordial friendship from my... | |
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It would have been presented at once, but for the struggle it has cost me to separate myself from a service to which I have devoted all the best years of my life, and all the ability I possessed. 
