 Men just dragged from the tender scenes of domestic life, unaccustomed to the din of arms, totally unacquainted with every kind of military skill (which...  Life of George Washington - Stran 194avtor: Washington Irving - 1901Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | George Washington - 1889 - 536 strani
...regularly trained, disciplined, and appointed, superior in knowledge and superior in arms,) makes them timid and ready to fly from their own shadows. Besides the sudden change in their manner of living, 1 " To attempt to introduce discipline and subordination into a new army must always be a work of much... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1890 - 542 strani
...life, and unaccustomed to the din of arms, totally unacquainted with every kind of military skill, are timid, and ready to fly from their own shadows....an unconquerable desire to return to their homes." Establishing his headquarters at King's Bridge, Washington superintended the retreat from New York,... | |
 | George Washington - 1894 - 510 strani
...of confidence in themselves, when opposed to troops regularly trained, disciplined, and appointed, superior in knowledge, and superior in arms,) are timid, and ready to fly from their own shadows. THE REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOT'S ONLY FEAR. The virtue, spirit, and union in the provinces, leave them nothing... | |
 | John Spencer Bassett, Edwin Mims, William Henry Glasson, William Preston Few, William Kenneth Boyd, William Hane Wannamaker - 1916 - 488 strani
...want of confidence in themselves when opposed by troops regularly trained, disciplined, and appointed, superior in knowledge and superior in arms), are timid and ready to fly from their own shadows," Continuing in the same letter of September 24 1776 Washington stated with perfect clearness the need... | |
 | Bayard Tuckerman - 1903 - 300 strani
...want of confidence in themselves, when opposed to troops regularly trained, disciplined and appointed, superior in knowledge and superior in arms), are timid...Besides, the sudden change in their manner of living, particularly in their lodging, brings on sickness in many, impatience in all, and such an unconquerable... | |
 | John Frederick Schroeder - 1903 - 560 strani
...regularly trained, disciplined, and appointed — superior in knowledge and superior in arms — makes them timid and ready to fly from their own shadows. Besides, the sudden change in their manner of living, particularly in their lodging, brings on sickness in many, impatience in all, and such an unconquerable... | |
 | Bayard Tuckerman - 1903 - 300 strani
...trained, disciplined and appointed, superior in knowledge and superior in arms), are timid and 228 ready to fly from their own shadows. Besides, the sudden change in their manner of living, particularly in their lodging, brings on sickness in many, impatience in all, and such an unconquerable... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1904 - 534 strani
...want of confidence in themselves when opposed by troops regularly trained, disciplined, and appointed, superior in knowledge and superior in arms), are timid...Besides, the sudden change in their manner of living, particularly in their lodging, brings on sickness in many, impatience in all, and such an unconquerable... | |
 | Emory Upton - 1904 - 538 strani
...want of confidence in themselves when opposed by troops regularly trained, disciplined, and appointed, superior in knowledge and superior in arms), are timid...Besides, the sudden change in their manner of living, particularly in their lodging, brings on sickness in many, impatience in all, and such an unconquerable... | |
 | Emory Upton - 1904 - 532 strani
...opposed by troops regularly trained, disciplined, and appointed, superior in knowledge and superior ia arms), are timid and ready to fly from their own shadows....Besides, the sudden change in their manner of living, particularly in their lodging, brings on sickness in many, impatience in all, and such an unconquerable... | |
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