 I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every thing except the picture of Honora, which I concealed in my mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself fortunate.  Works - Stran 31avtor: Washington Irving - 1857Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Jared Sparks - 1835 - 386 strani
...in a letter to a friend, " I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every thing except the picture of Honora, which I concealed in...mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself fortunate." The picture had been delineated from the living features of the object of his affection by his own... | |
 | Peleg Whitman Chandler - 1844 - 410 strani
...remained a few months * till he was exchanged. Not long afterwards he said, in a letter to a friend, " I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped...mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself fortunate." The picture had been delineated from the living features of the object of his affection, by his own... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1835 - 372 strani
...in a letter to a friend, " I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every thing except the picture of Honora, which I concealed in...mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself fortunate." The picture had been delineated from the living features of the object of his affection by his own... | |
 | Robert Bolton - 1848 - 672 strani
...to a friend, he observes, " I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every thing except the picture of Honora, which I concealed in my mouth. Preserving that, I think myself fortunate."* To this touching incident Anna Seward refers in her poem upon Andre. " Sliade... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 948 strani
...from that place, he said, " I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every thing except the picture of Honora, which I concealed in...mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself fortunate." This picture had been delineated by his own hand from the living features of his beloved, at the time... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1854 - 460 strani
...follows, to a friend: — "I " have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of "every thing, except the picture of Honora, which I con"cealed in...mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself "fortunate." The miniature which he mentions, had been painted by himself. His person was handsome, his manners... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1854 - 458 strani
...follows, to a friend : — " I have been " taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every " thing, except the picture of Honora, which I concealed " in my mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself for" tunate." The miniature which he mentions, had been painted by himself. His person was handsome,... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1854 - 454 strani
...follows, to a friend : — " I have been " taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every " thing, except the picture of Honora, which I concealed " in my mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself for" tunate." The miniature which he mentions, had been painted by himself. His person was handsome,... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1854 - 456 strani
...follows, to a friend : — " I have been "taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every " thing, except the picture of Honora, which I concealed "in my mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself for" tunate." The miniature which he mentions, had been painted by himself. His person was handsome,... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1854 - 628 strani
..." I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, " and stripped of every thing, except the pic" ture of Honora, which I concealed in my mouth. " Preserving that, I yet think myself fortunate." The miniature which he mentions, had been painted by himself. His person was handsome, his manners... | |
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