 | George Otto Trevelyan - 1898 - 458 strani
...confidential letters were couched in scathing terms. "Such a dearth of public spirit," he wrote, " and such want of virtue ; such stock-jobbing, and...change of military arrangement, I never saw before, and I pray God's mercy that I may never see again." In that atmosphere of intrigue recruiting was sometimes... | |
 | 1899 - 1284 strani
...actual conflict for their " liberty," Washington wrote : — " Such a dearth of public spirit and such a want of virtue; such stockjobbing and fertility in...kind or another in this great change of military, I never saw before, and I pray God's mercy J may never see again." A letter" like that should have... | |
 | Worthington Chauncey Ford - 1900 - 380 strani
...Washington could not conceal his chagrin and real displeasure. " Such a dearth of public spirit and want of virtue, such stock-jobbing, and fertility...military arrangement, I never saw before, and pray God I may never be witness to again. What will be the ultimate end of these manoeuvres is beyond my... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1908 - 622 strani
...avail himself of the information." In a letter to Reed he disburdened his heart more completely. " Such dearth of public spirit, and such want of virtue ;...stock-jobbing, and fertility in all the low arts to obtain advantage of one kind or another in this great change of military arrangement, I never saw before,... | |
 | Louis Clinton Hatch - 1903 - 248 strani
...of which almost drove him to despair. He wrote to a friend : " Such a dearth of public spirit, and want of virtue, such stock-jobbing, and fertility...military arrangement, I never saw before, and pray God I may never be witness to again. . . . Could I have 1 July 5 and 7, 1775, Washington, Writings... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1904 - 534 strani
...In a private letter to Joseph Reed, of the >ame date, he expressed his feelings still more forcibly: Such a dearth of public spirit and such want of virtue,...arrangement I never saw before, and pray God's mercy tbat I may never be witness to again. What will be the end of these maneuvers is beyond my scan. I... | |
 | Emory Upton - 1904 - 538 strani
...In a private letter to Joseph Reed, of the same date, he expressed his feelings still more forcibly: Such a dearth of public spirit and such want of virtue,...arts to obtain advantages of one kind or another in tbin great change of military arrangement I never saw before, and pray God's mercy that I may never... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1905 - 626 strani
...President of Congress, Nov. 8. In a letter to Reed he disburdened his heart more completely. " Such dearth of public spirit, and such want of virtue ;...stock-jobbing, and fertility in all the low arts to obtain advantage of one kind or another in this great change of military arrangement, I never saw before,... | |
 | Claude Halstead Van Tyne - 1905 - 420 strani
...Writings (Ford's ed.), III., 146. a dearth of public spirit, and want of virtue, such stock - jobbing, and fertility in all the low arts to obtain advantages of one kind or another, ... I never saw before, and pray God I may never be a witness to again. . . . Such a dirty, mercenary... | |
 | Frederic Gregory Forsyth - 1906 - 138 strani
...people of the democracy: "Such a dearth of public spirit and such a want of virtue, such stock- jobbing and fertility in all the low arts to obtain advantages of one kind or another I never saw before and pray God's mercy that I may never see again !" At this time and up to 1778,... | |
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Such a dearth of public spirit, and such want of virtue, such stock-jobbing, and fertility in all the low arts to obtain advantages of one kind or another, in this great change of military arrangement, I never saw before, and pray God's mercy that I may... 
