 No man I believe ever had a greater choice of evils and less means to extricate himself from them. However, under a full persuasion of the justice of our cause, I cannot entertain an idea that it will finally sink, though it may remain for some time under...  The Religious Opinions and Character of Washington - Page 236by Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 414 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 588 pages
...party of light-horse that seized him, and carried him off, with every mark of triumph and indignity. You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man, 1 believe, ever had a greater choice of difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them.... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1835 - 582 pages
...party of lighthorse that seized him, and carried him off, with every mark of triumph and indignity. " You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation....though it may remain for some time under a cloud." The motives of General Lee, it is not hard to divine. No suspicion can rest upon him ni' any traitorous... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1835 - 568 pages
...party of lighthorse that seized him, and carried him off, with every mark of triumph and indignity. " You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation....though it may remain for some time under a cloud." The motives of General Lee, it is not hard to divine. No suspicion can rest upon him of any traitorous... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 590 pages
...party of light-horse that seized him, and carried him off, with every mark of triumph and indignity. You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation....though it may remain for some time under a cloud. TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. Camp, above Trenton Falls, 20 December, 1776. SIR, I have waited with... | |
 | William Leete Stone - Canada - 1838 - 568 pages
...borrow his own expressive language in the private letter to his brother cited in a preceding note, " You can form no idea of the perplexity of " my situation....difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them." Nevertheless, the last sun of that year did not sink behind so deep a cloud of gloom as had been anticipated.... | |
 | William Leete Stone - Indians of North America - 1838 - 540 pages
...borrow his own expressive language in the private letter to his brother cited in a preceding note, " You can form no idea of the perplexity of " my situation....difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them." Nevertheless, the last sun of that year did not sink behind so deep a cloud of gloom as had been anticipated.... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - United States - 1839 - 588 pages
...party of light-horse that seized him, and carried him off, with every mark of triumph and indignity. You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation....though it may remain for some time under a cloud. My love and sincere regards attend my sister and the family, with compliments to all inquiring friends.... | |
 | Thaddeus Allen - United States - 1847 - 574 pages
...party of light-horse that seized him, and carried him, off, with every mark of triumph and indignity. persuasion of the justice of our cause, I cannot entertain...though it may remain for some time under a cloud. ' My love and sincere regards attend my sister and the family, with compliments to all inquiring friends.... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Generals - 1848 - 394 pages
...is not strained to recruit the new army with all possible expedition, I think the game is nearly up. You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man ever had a greater choice of difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them. But under... | |
 | William Leete Stone - Indians of North America - 1851 - 546 pages
...borrow his own expressive language in the private letter to his brother cited in a preceding note, " You can form no idea of the perplexity of " my situation....difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them." Nevertheless, the last sun of that year did not sink behind so deep a cloud of gloom as had been anticipated.... | |
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