 | Henry Lee - 1869 - 658 strani
...honorable pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your excellency at this serious period, and...is to soften my last moments, will not be rejected. Nevertheless the army exhibited on its march the highest spirit, with zealous anxiety to reach the... | |
 | Henry Lee, Robert Edward Lee - 1869 - 668 strani
...honorable pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your excellency at this serious period, and which is to soften my last moments, will not be reiected. Nevertheless the army exhibited on its march the highest spirit, with zealous anxiety to... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1870 - 272 strani
...honourable pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your excellency at this serious period, and...will surely induce your excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honour. Let me hope, sir, that if... | |
 | Winthrop Sargent - 1871 - 508 strani
...honorable pursuits and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your Excellency, at this serious period, and...will surely induce your Excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honor. Let me hope, Sir, that if... | |
 | Joachim Hayward Stocqueler - 1871 - 394 strani
...honourable pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your Excellency at this serious period, and...will surely induce your Excellency and a Military tribunal to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honour. " Let me hope, Sir, that... | |
 | Westminster abbey - 1872 - 156 strani
...purposes, and " stained with no action which can give me remorse, I trust that " the request which I make to your Excellency at this serious " period,...will surely induce your " Excellency, and a military tribunal, to adapt the mode of my " death to the feelings of a man of honour ; let me hope, Sir, "... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1873 - 516 strani
...honorable pursuits, and stained \v,ith no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your Excellency at this serious period, and...rejected. -Sympathy towards a soldier will surely indun* VOL. IV. 3J your Excellency and a military tribuna.' to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings... | |
 | Henry Peterson - 1873 - 402 strani
...honorable pursuits and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your Excellency, at this serious period, and...is to soften my last moments, will not be rejected. sir, that, if aught in my character impresses you with esteem toward me, if aught in my misfortunes... | |
 | Abby Sage Richardson - 1875 - 622 strani
...terrors of death by the consciousness of a life devoted to honorable pursuits, I trust that the request I make to your excellency at this serious period, and...soften my last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy toward a soldier, will surelv induce your excellency and a military tribunal, to adapt the mode of... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 656 strani
...be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier *ni surely induce your excellency and the military tribunal to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of pwai. Let me hope, sir, that if aught in my character •presses yon with esteem towards me — if... | |
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Buoyed above the terror of death by the consciousness of a life devoted to honorable pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your Excellency at this serious period, and which is to soften my last... 
