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" I am mistaken if at this time, Arnold is undergoing the torments of a mental Hell. He wants feeling! From some traits of his character which have lately come to my knowledge, he seems to have been so hackneyed in villainy, and so lost to all sense of... "
The Writings of George Washington: pt. II. Correspondence and miscellaneous ... - Page 251
by George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1835
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Our French Allies: Rochambeau and His Army, Lafayette and His Devotion, D ...

Edwin Martin Stone - French - 1884 - 834 pages
...his character which have lately come to my knowledge, he -seems to have been so hackneyed in crime, so lost to all sense of honor and shame, that while his faculties still enable him to continue his sordid pursuits, there will be no time for remorse." A hundred years,...
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Our French Allies: Rochambeau and His Army, Lafayette and His Devotion, D ...

Edwin Martin Stone - French - 1884 - 830 pages
...his character which have lately come to my knowledge, he seems to have been so hackneyed in crime, so lost to all sense of honor and shame, that while his faculties still enable him to continue his sordid pursuits, there will be no time for remorse." A hundred years,...
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George Washington, Volume 1

Henry Cabot Lodge - Presidents - 1889 - 370 pages
...his character which have lately come to my knowledge, he seems to have been so hackneyed in villainy, and so lost to all sense of honor and shame, that,...sordid pursuits, there will be no time for remorse." With this single expression of measureless contempt, Washington let Arnold drop from his life. The...
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George Washington, Volume 1

Henry Cabot Lodge - Presidents - 1889 - 364 pages
...his character which have lately come to my knowledge, he seems to have been so hackneyed in villainy, and so lost to all sense of honor and shame, that, while his faculties will enable him to continue bis sordid pursuits, there will be no time for remorse." With this single expression of measureless...
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The Writings of George Washington, Volume 8

George Washington - United States - 1890 - 544 pages
...an accomplished man and gallant officer ; but I am mistaken if, at this time, " Arnold is undergoing the torment of a mental Hell." ' He wants feeling....sordid pursuits, there will be no time for remorse. * * * TO MAJOR-GENERAL GREENE. HEAD-QUARTERS, PASSAIC FALLS. DEAR SIR, 14 October. 1780. By a letter...
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George Washington

Norman Hapgood - 1901 - 492 pages
...an accomplished man and gallant officer ; but I am mistaken if, at this time, ' Arnold is undergoing the torment of a mental hell.' He wants feeling. From...sordid pursuits, there will be no time for remorse." Washington was extremely anxious to capture Arnold because he believed it would do the country good...
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The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 25

Pennsylvania - 1901 - 676 pages
...character which have lately come to my knowledge he seems to have been so hackneyed in villainy — & so lost to all sense of honor and shame that while...when I assure you, that my warmest wishes accompany Capt" "Wallens endeavours & your expectations of an exchange — and that nothing but the principle...
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Life of George Washington, Volume 3

Washington Irving - 1901 - 650 pages
...his character which have lately come to my knowledge, he seems to have been so hackneyed in villainy, and so lost to all sense of honor and shame, that,...sordid pursuits, there will be no time for remorse." And in a letter to Governor Reed, Washington writes, "Arnold's conduct is so villainously perfidious...
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American Illustrated Magazine, Volume 53

1901 - 724 pages
...his character which have lately come to my knowledge, he seems to have been so hackneyed in villainy, and so lost to all sense of honor and shame, that,...sordid pursuits, there will be no time for remorse." The first experiment of sending a deserter into the enemy's line was successful in clearing up the...
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Life and Times of Washington, Volume 3

John Frederick Schroeder - Presidents - 1903 - 568 pages
...of his character which have lately come to my knowledge, he seems to have been so hardened in crime, so lost to all sense of honor and shame, that while his faculties still enable him to continue his sordid pursuits, there will be no time for remorse." The traits in...
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