 | Maria Campbell, James Freeman Clarke - 1848 - 508 strani
...; I wish to be useful, and every kind of service, necessary to the public good, becomes honourable by being necessary. If the exigencies of my country demand a peculiar service, its claims to perform that service are imperious.' "He spoke with warmth and decision. I replied, ' That such are... | |
 | Isaac William Stuart - 1856 - 280 strani
...Yet I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good,...to the performance of that service are imperious!" He spoke, says Hull, "with warmth and decision!" What grandeur of self-sacrifice — what appreciation... | |
 | 1856 - 704 strani
...expectntion of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service, necestary for the public good, becomes honorable by being necessary....to the performance of that service are imperious." He reported to Washington, and received from him full and particular instructions. He was to penetrate... | |
 | 1856 - 704 strani
...expectation of promotion or pecuniury reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service, necessary fur the public good, becomes honorable by being necessary....my country demand a peculiar service, its claims to Hie performance of that service are imperious." He reported to Washington, and received from him full... | |
 | 1856 - 684 strani
...I am not injlurnccd by tiie expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service, necessary for the public good, becomes honorable by being necessary. If the {.riffencies of nu/ country demand a peculicr service, its claims to the performance of Ihnt aervice... | |
 | 1856 - 710 strani
...servife, necessary for the public e;ood, becomes honorable by being necessary. If the exigencies tf my country demand a peculiar service, its claims to the performance of thut service are imperious." He reported to Washington, and received from him full and particular instruction?.... | |
 | HENRY HOWE - 1859 - 748 strani
...of promotion or pecuniary reward. I WISH TO BE USEFUL, AND EVERY KIND OF SERVICE NECESSARY FOR THlE PUBLIC GOOD, BECOMES HONORABLE BY BEING NECESSARY. If the exigencies- of my 2 country demand a peculiar service, its claims to the performance of that service are imperious."... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - 1861 - 782 strani
...yet I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good...peculiar service, its claims to the performance of that peculiar kind of service are imperious." Hale having received instructions from Washington in person,... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - 1861 - 792 strani
...pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of «enrice necenary/or the public good become« honorable by being necessary. If the exigencies of my country demand a peculiar service, ita claims to the performance of that peculiar kind of lerrice are imperious." This was spoken with... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1861 - 844 strani
...USEFUL, AND EVERT EIND OF SERVICE NECESSARY FOR THE PUВMC oootl, BECOMES HONORAВLE ВY DEIHQ NECESSAEY. If the exigencies of my country demand a peculiar service, its claims to tho performance of that service are imperious." This was spoken with that air of lofty heroism wh'ch... | |
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I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good becomes honorable by being necessary. If the exigencies of my country demand a peculiar service, its claims to the performance of that service are imperious. 
