 | John Pinkerton - Voyages and travels - 1812 - 914 pages
...him ; that upon no danger would fend them where he would not lead them himfelf ; that would never fee us want, what he either had, or could by any means get us ; that would rather want than borrow, or ftarve than not pay ; that loved action more than words, and hated falihood and covetoufnefs worfe... | |
 | Joseph Martin, William Henry Brockenbrough - Virginia - 1835 - 644 pages
...soldiers with him ; that upon nq danger would send them where he would not lead them himself;—-that would never see us want what he either had, or could by any means get us;—that would rather want than borrow, or starve than not pay ;—that loved actioa more than words,... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - Slavery - 1842 - 634 pages
...pride, and indignity, more than any danger; — that never allowed more for himself than his soldiers with him ; — that upon no danger would send them,...would never see us want what he either had, or could hy any means get us ; — that would rather want than borrow, or starve than not pay ; — that loved... | |
 | Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 616 pages
...pride, and indignity, more than any danger, — that never allowed more for himself, than his soldiers with him that upon no danger would send them where...than borrow, or starve than not pay ; — that loved action more than words, and hated falsehood and covetousness worse than death ; whose adventures were... | |
 | Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 562 pages
...more than any danger, — that never allowed more for himself, than his soldiers with him that apon no danger would send them where he would not lead...himself; — that would never see us want what he either bad, or could by any means get us ; — that would rather want than borrow, or starve than not pay... | |
 | Bernard Burke - Heraldry - 1850 - 630 pages
...indignity, more than any dangers, he never would allow more for himself than for his soldiers, and upon no danger would send them where he would not lead them himself. He would never seem to want «hat he had, or could by any means get for us. He would rather want than... | |
 | Henry Howe - District of Columbis - 1852 - 614 pages
...pride, and indignity, more than any danger, — that never allowed more for himself, than his soldiers with him that upon no danger would send them where...than borrow, or starve than not pay ; — that loved action more than words, and hated falsehood and covetousness worse than death j whose adventures were... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1853 - 786 pages
...indignity, more than any dangers. He never would allow more for himself than for his soldiers ; and upon no danger would send them where he would not lead them himself. He would never see us want what he had, or could by any means get for us. He would rather want than... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1854 - 775 pages
...indignity, more than any dangers. He never would allow more for himself than for his soldiers ; and upon no danger would send them where he would not lead them himself. He would never see us want what he had, or could by any means get for us. He would rather want than... | |
 | John Pendleton Kennedy - Literary Criticism - 1872 - 452 pages
...baseness, sloath, pride and indignite more then any dangers : that never allowed more for himselfe then his souldiers with him : that upon no danger would send them where he would not lead them himselfe : that would never see us want what he either had or could by any meanes, get us : that would... | |
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... that would never see us want what he either had, or could by any means get us; that would rather want than borrow, or starve than not pay; that loved actions more than words, and hated falsehood and cozenage worse than death; whose adventures were... 
