 | Albert Bushnell Hart - 1932 - 220 pages
...this poor Criminal, first led him into practices which ended in an untimely and ignominous Death." "The General is sorry to be informed that the foolish...and the men will reflect, that we can have little hopes of the Blessing of Heaven on our Arms if we insult it by our impiety and folly; added to this... | |
 | New Jersey Historical Society - New Jersey - 1917 - 326 pages
...Practices of Cursing and Swearing (a Vice heretofore little known in the American Army) is growing in fashion he hopes the officers will by Example as well as Influence endeavour to Check it and that boath they and the Men will reflect that we can have little hopes of... | |
 | George Carroll Dyer - World War, 1939-1945 - 1972 - 706 pages
...American "Military Man" almost two hundred years ago when in the general order of July 1776, he wrote: The General is sorry to be informed that the foolish...wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice hitherto little known in our American "Lieutenant Colonel RD Heinl, USMC, Director Naval Gunfire School,... | |
 | Derek H. Davis - Religion - 2000 - 328 pages
...Washington continued to be concerned, resulting in this order issued by Washington on 3 August 1776: The General is sorry to be informed that the foolish...wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing (a vice hitherto little known in the American Army) is growing into fashion; he hopes the officers will, by... | |
 | William J. Federer - Law - 2003 - 292 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 hopes of the blessing of Heaven on our Arms, if we insult it by our impiety, and folly; added to this,... | |
 | Mary Mostert - Political Science - 2004 - 230 pages
...from fatigue duty on Sundays (except at the Ship Yards, or special occasions) until further orders. "The General is sorry to be informed that the foolish,...example, as well as influence, endeavor to check it, 181 General Washington General Orders to his troops, July 9, 1776 http://etext.lib.virqinia.edu/etcbin/toccer... | |
 | James H. Hutson - Reference - 2009 - 288 pages
...1820. Adams, Jefferson's Extracts, 393. Proclamations: see Fast and Thanksgiving Days * Profanity * The General is sorry to be informed that the foolish,...heretofore little known in an American Army) is growing 28 Michael Servetus (1511-1553), Spanish theologian, whose antiTrinitarian views led to his being burned... | |
 | Washington Irving - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 417 pages
...from fatigue duty on Sundays, except at the ship-yards, or on special occasions, until further orders. The general is sorry to be informed, that the foolish...wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a yjce heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into fashion. He hopes the officers will,... | |
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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... 
