 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...  1776 - Page 317by George Washington - 1889Full view - About this book
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1835 - 582 pages
...through, the General in future excuses them from fatigue duty on Sundays, except at the ship-yards, or on special occasions, until further orders. The General...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... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1835 - 568 pages
...through, the General in future excuses them from fatigue duty on Sondays, except at the ship-yards, or on special occasions, until further orders. The General is sorry to be informed, that tin: foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in... | |
 | Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 428 pages
...country, without abandoning themselves to vice and immorality." » From the Orderly Book, August 30.—" The General is sorry to be informed, that the foolish...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... | |
 | 1837 - 486 pages
...through, the general in future excuses them from fatigue duty on Sundays, except at the shipyards, or on special occasions, until further orders. The general...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
...through, the General in future excuses them from fatigue duty on Sundays, except at the ship-yards, or on special occasions, until further orders. The General...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 - United States - 1839 - 588 pages
...through, the General in future excuses them from fatigue duty on Sundays, except at the ship-yards, or on special occasions, until further orders. The General...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
...quarters, in th« city of New York, August 3rd, 1776 :— "The general is sorry to he informed that tie foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and...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... | |
 | Children's periodicals - 1843 - 402 pages
...through, the General in future excuses them from fatigue duty on Sundays, except at the ship-yards, or on special occasions, until further orders. The General...known in an American army, is growing into fashion ; be hopes the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavor to check it, and that both... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1845 - 900 pages
...through, the general in future excuses them from fatigue duty on Sundays, except at the ship-yards, and on special occasions, until further orders. The general...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... | |
 | John Frost - 1847 - 602 pages
...dearest rights and liberties of his country." In an order issued on the 3d of August, he says he " is sorry to be informed that the foolish and wicked...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... | |
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