 | Henry Davenport Northrop - 1893 - 1000 strani
...September 22d, without any form of trial, was hanged as a spy. He met his death with firmness, saying : " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." "Old Put " Saves His Command. In the meantime the British had seized the islands at the... | |
 | D. & J. Sadlier & Co - 1893 - 334 strani
...prepare for death* The courage of the brave young officer remained unshaken, and his last words were: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." 3. Howe followed Washington to New York, and Washington retreated northward before him,... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1894 - 548 strani
...about; and the words that came from his loyal young heart in that supreme moment will never die : " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." A. ••"S-Mnt.f ?? -vxv •v?.- -MS.* «OaC [J«iv, leaping, wrestling, jilaying ball,... | |
 | 1894 - 426 strani
...memory shall live while a spark of patriotism glows in men's souls. His last words are his epitaph : " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country !" The schoolhouse in which he taught still stands in excellent preservation. In 1830, it... | |
 | Stephen M. Ostrander - 1894 - 342 strani
...required Hale to make a dying confession. In the nobility of his liberty-loving nature, Hale said: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." These brave words were his last He was suspended on an apple-tree, and his remains were... | |
 | John Franklin Jameson - 1894 - 794 strani
...the position of the British forces. He was apprehended and hanged as a spy, his last words being, " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Hale, Nathan (1784-1863), editor of the Boston Daily Advertiser from 1814 to 1863, was... | |
 | Martha Joanna Lamb - 1896 - 590 strani
...officer in furnishing him with pen and ink, were torn up by the brutal Cunningham. His last words were, " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." The story of his heroic death soon became known throughout the army, and inspired his... | |
 | Jody Libertson - 2003 - 36 strani
...Hale gave an important speech before he was executed. He ended the speech with the now famous line, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" Hale died on September 22, 1776, at the age of 21. 5 HALE ES AHORCADO Y SE CONVIERTE EN... | |
 | Eric Donald Hirsch - 2004 - 324 strani
...123, 125, 126 "I Hear America Singing" (Whitman), 42 / Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Angelou), 19, 23 I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country, 106 "I think I can, I think I can," 30 Ibn Batuta, 150 Icarus, 46, 48 Ice Age(s), 150,... | |
 | Jody Libertson - 2003 - 38 strani
...Hale gave an important speech before he was executed. He ended the speech with the now famous line, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Hale died on September 22, 1776, at the age of 21. This drawing shows Nathan Hale just... | |
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