Our situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th ultimo has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts... The Life of George Washington - Stran 140avtor: Washington Irving - 2005 - 416 straniOmejen predogled - O knjigi
| George Washington - 1795 - 392 strani
...forth their utmoft efforts to a brave and manly oppofifion in order to repair our loffes, are difmayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in fome' iuftances, almoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftance,... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1795 - 612 strani
...intraftable, and Impatient to return. Great number* • of them have gone off,— in fome inftauces, aimoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftancc, of itfelf, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed *nemy fuperior... | |
| George Washington - 1795 - 382 strani
...intractable,' and impatient to return.. Great numbers of them have gone ofi^ — in. fome intlanees, aimeft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftance, of klelf, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed enemy fuperior... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 648 strani
...apprehension and CHAP, vu. despair. The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our...off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,when... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 562 strani
...minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our...off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments ; in many, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. This circumstance, of itself, independent of... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 654 strani
...minds with apprehension and espait. The militia, instead of calling forth 1776. cir utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our...off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 strani
...minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our...impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone of.. ..in some instances, almost by whole regiments, -by half ones, and by companies at a time. This... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 strani
...minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our...regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, indepeiTdent of others, when fronted by a well appointed enemv, superior... | |
| 1809 - 574 strani
...experienced a defeat in Long Island. ' The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our...intractable and impatient to return. Great numbers of them havegon* off — in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and fey companies at a... | |
| John Adolphus - 1810 - 484 strani
...intraftable, aad impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off, in fome instances almoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. rlhis circumftance of itfelf, independent of others, when fronted by a well• Ewmin*uoa of Jofeph... | |
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