These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the King's regular and disciplined troops, Sir, it is impossible they should make any impression. Oliver Goldsmith - Seite 115von Washington Irving - 1859Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Neville B. Craig - 1876 - 608 Seiten
...other.' He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, '.These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia, but upon the King's regular...man, in matters of his profession, and said no more. The enemy, however, did not take the advantage of his army which I apprehended its long line of march... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 Seiten
...other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, " These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the king's regular...man in matters of his profession, and said no more. The enemy, however, did not take the advantage of his army which I apprehended its .long line of march... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 426 Seiten
...indeed, be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia, but upon the king's regular and disciplin'd troops, sir, it is impossible they should make any...man in matters of his profession, and said no more. The enemy, however, did not take the advantage of his army which I apprehended its long line of march... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 434 Seiten
...indeed, be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia, but upon the king's regular and disciplin'd troops, sir, it is impossible they should make any...man in matters of his profession, and said no more. The enemy, however, did not take the advantage of his army which I apprehended its long line of march... | |
| Washington Irving - 1869 - 620 Seiten
...militia, but upon the king's regular and disciplined troops, sir, it is impossible they should make an impression.' I was conscious of an impropriety in...military man in matters of his profession, and said no more."1 As the whole delay of the army was cansed by the want of conveyances, Franklin observed one... | |
| Washington Irving - 1869 - 616 Seiten
...regular and disciplined troops, sir, it is impossible they should make an impression.' I was conscions of an impropriety in my disputing with a military man in matters of his profession, and said no more."1 As the whole delay of the army was caused by the want of conveyances, Franklin observed one... | |
| Washington Irving - 1873 - 366 Seiten
...distance, cannot come up in time to support one another.' " He smiled at my ignorance, and replied i ' These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to...disciplined troops, sir, it is impossible they should make an impression.' I was conscious of an impropriety in my disputing with a military man in matters of... | |
| Charles McKnight - 1873 - 536 Seiten
...smiled at Franklin's ignorance, and replied, " These savages may, indeed, be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia, but upon the king's regular...it is impossible they should make any impression." What singular fatuity. It was this very raw militia spoken of and treated so contemptuously by him,... | |
| James D. McCabe - 1874 - 974 Seiten
...my ignorance," says Franklin, and replied : ' These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the king's regular...it is impossible they should make any impression.'" The army assembled at Wills' creek, to which place General Braddock repaired in his coach. The bad... | |
| Charles McKnight - 1874 - 532 Seiten
...smiled at Franklin's ignorance, and replied, " These savages may, indeed, be a formidable "enemy to your raw American militia, but upon the King's regular...it is impossible they should make any impression." What singular fatuity ! It was this very raw militia, spoken of and treated so contemptuously by him,... | |
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