 | George Washington - United States - 1795 - 392 pages
...would do their .duty : but this I defpair of. It is painful, ind extremely grating to me, to give fuch unfavorable accounts : but it would be criminal to conceal the truth at fo critical a juncture. Every power I poflefs fhall be exerted to ferve the caufe 5 and my firfb wifh... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1795 - 382 pages
...would do their duty : but this 1 defpair of. It is painful, and extremely grating to me, to give fuch unfavorable accounts : but it would be criminal to conceal the truth at fo critical a juncture. Every power I poffefs fhall be exerted to ferve the caufe i and my firft wifh... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 pages
...troops. Till of late I had no " doubt in my own mind of defending this place ; " nor should I have yet, if the men would do their " duty ; but this I...painful and " extremely grating to me to give such unfavour" able accounts, but it would be criminal to con" ceal the truth at so critical a juncture."... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1837 - 644 pages
...that amount. "Till of late," he observes, " I had no doubt of defending New York; nor should I have yet, if the men would do their duty ; but this I despair of." In such a situation, a more gloomy or discouraging prospect could hardly be imagined. No trials, however,... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 654 pages
...that amount. "Till of late," he observes, "I had no doubt of defending New York; nor should I have yet, if the men would do their duty ; but this I despair of." In such a situation, a more gloomy or discouraging prospect could hardly be imagined. No trials, however,... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 658 pages
...that amount. "Till of late," he observes, "I had no doubt of defending New York; nor should I have yet, if the men would do their duty ; but this I despair of." In such a situation, a more gloomy or discouraging prospect could hardly be imagined. No trials, however,... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 666 pages
...that amount. " Till of late," he observes, " I had no doubt of defending New York ; nor should I have yet, if the men would do their duty ; but this I despair of. CHAPTER It is painful to give such unfavorable accounts ; but it vIIIwould be criminal to conceal the... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 632 pages
...that amount. " Till of late," he observes, " I had no doubt of defending New York ; nor should I have yet, if the men would do their duty ; but this I despair of. CHAPTER It is painful to give such unfavorable accounts ; but it VIIL would be criminal to conceal... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1840 - 354 pages
...that amount. " Till of late," he observes, " I had no doubt of defending New York ; nor should I have yet, if the men would do their duty ; but this I despair of. It is painful to give such unfavorable accounts ; but it would be criminal to conceal the truth at so critical a... | |
 | Jared Sparks - United States - 1846 - 474 pages
...subordination, he says, "Till of late, I had no doubt in my own mind of defending this place, nor should I have yet, if the men would do their duty ; but this I despair of." This state of things is mentioned here, as serving to show the arduous duties which Reed was about... | |
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Till of late, I had no doubt in my own mind of defending this place; nor should I have VOL. IV. 10 G yet, if the men would do their duty ; but this I despair of. It is painful, and extremely grating to me, to give such unfavorable accounts ; but it would... 
