 I wish not to heighten the shades of the picture so far as the reality would justify me in doing it. I could give anecdotes of patriotism and distress, which have scarcely ever been paralleled, never !surpassed in the history of mankind. But you may rely...  Aubert Dubayet: Or, The Two Sister Republics - Page 49by Charles Gayarré - 1882 - 479 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 596 pages
...circumstances, without one thing to soothe their feelings or dispel the gloomy prospects, I cannot avoid apprehending that a train of evils will follow, of a very serious and distressing nature. On the other hand, could the officers be placed in as good a situation, as when they came into service,... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1836 - 500 pages
...sooth their feelings, or brighten the gloomy prospect, I cannot avoid apprehending that a train-of evils will follow of a very serious and distressing...to heighten the shades of the picture so far as the real life would justify me in doing, or I would give anecdotes of patriotism and distress which have... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - Presidents - 1836 - 530 pages
...enduring on this side of death. I repeat it, when I reflect on these irritable circumstances, I cannot avoid apprehending that a train of evils will follow, of a very. serious and distressing nature." These apprehensions were well founded ; and when the army retired into winter quarters, Washington... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1838 - 596 pages
...circumstances, without one thing to soothe their feelings or dispel the gloomy prospects, I cannot avoid apprehending that a train of evils will follow, of a very serious and distressing nature. On the other hand, could the officers be placed in as good a situation, as when they came into service,... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - United States - 1839 - 594 pages
...circumstances, without one thing to soothe their feelings or dispel the gloomy prospects, I cannot avoid apprehending that a train of evils will follow, of a very serious and distressing nature. On the other hand, could the officers be placed in as good a situation, as when they came into service,... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - 1846 - 510 pages
...circumstances, unattended by any thing to soothe their feelings, or brighten the gloomy prospect; — I cannot avoid apprehending that a train of evils will follow, of a very serious nature.' In December, 1782, the important crisis approached. A general opinion prevailed, "that congress... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1847 - 474 pages
...circumstances, unattended by one thing to sooth their feelings, or brighten the gloomy prospect, I cannot avoid apprehending that a train of evils will follow...nature. " I wish not to heighten the shades of the picturo so far as the real life would justify me in doing, or I would give aneedotes of patriotism... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1847 - 618 pages
...circumstances, without one thing to soothe their feelings or dispel the gloomy prospects, I cannot avoid apprehending that a train of evils will follow, of a very serious and distressing nature. On the other hand, could the officers be placed in as good a situation, as when they came into service,... | |
 | 1848 - 544 pages
...circumstances, unattended by one thing to sooth their feelings, or brighten the gloomy prospect, I cannot avoid apprehending that a train of evils will follow...to heighten the shades of the picture so far as the real life would justify me in doing, or I would give aneedotes of patriotism and distress which have... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1848 - 472 pages
...circumstances, unattended by one thing to sooth their feelings, or brighten the gloomy prospect, I cannot avoid apprehending that a train of evils will follow..." I wish not to heighten the shades of the picture io far as the real life would justify me in doing, or I would give anecdotes of patriotism and distress... | |
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