 | Thomas Nelson Page - 1912 - 542 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... | |
 | Gamaliel Bradford - 1912 - 370 Seiten
...manly letter, expressing his regret at separating himself from the service " to which I have devoted the best years of my life and all the ability I possessed," and adding, "save in the defense of my native State I never desire again to draw my sword." " Immediately... | |
 | North Carolina. State Dept. of Archives and History - 1913 - 644 Seiten
...once but for the struggle it has caused me to separate myself from a service to which I had devoted the best years of my life, and all the ability I possessed; and he closed the letter by saying, "Save in defense of my native State, I never again desire to draw... | |
 | Joseph Grégoire de Roulhac Hamilton, Mary Cornelia Thompson Hamilton - 1917 - 246 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...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... | |
 | Randolph Harrison McKim - 1917 - 284 Seiten
...he refers to "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 all the inner struggles of his life, it is evident this was the most intense, the most painful.... | |
 | 1917 - 1064 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. Lee risked fame, fortune, and life itself, to fight for what he conscientiously conceived to be the... | |
 | Ruth Hill - 1920 - 68 Seiten
...army? LEE — I deeply regret being obliged to separate myself from the service to which I have devoted the best years of my life and all the ability I possessed. SCOTT — But I have been given to understand that in case you remained loyal, you would be given a... | |
 | Minnie Kendall Lowther - 1922 - 106 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... | |
 | Sir Frederick Maurice - 1925 - 358 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... | |
 | Anna Maria Rose Wright - 1925 - 472 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. 
