 The general is sorry to be informed, that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into fashion. He hopes the officers will, by example as well as influence...  George Washington Day by Day - Page 114edited by - 1895 - 207 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 588 pages
...army, is growing into fashion; he hopes the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavour to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect, that we can have little hope of the blessing of Heaven on our arms, if we insult it by our impiety and folly; added... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1835 - 568 pages
...informed, that tin: foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into...the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavour to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect, that we can have little hope of... | |
 | Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 432 pages
...army, is growing into fashion ; he hopes the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavour to check it ; and that both they and the men will reflect, that we can have little hope of the blessing of heaven on our arms, if we insult it by our impiety and folly ; added... | |
 | 1837 - 486 pages
...be informed, that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into...the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavour to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect, that we can have but little hope... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1837 - 620 pages
...be informed, that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into...the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavour to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect, that we can have little hope of... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 590 pages
...be informed, that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into...the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavour to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect, that we can have little hope of... | |
 | 1838 - 490 pages
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 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - United States - 1839 - 588 pages
...be informed, that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into...the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavour to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect, that •we can have little hope... | |
 | 1840 - 406 pages
...he informed that tie foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into fashion ; he hopes the officers will, hy example as well as influence, endeavour to check it, and that hoth they and the men will reflect... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1845 - 900 pages
...informed that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing — a vice heretofore little known in an American army — is growing into...he hopes the officers will, by example as well as by influence, endeavour to check it ; and that both they and the men will reflect that we can have... | |
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