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" I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country... "
History of the City of New York: Its Origin, Rise and Progress - Seite 137
von Martha Joanna Lamb - 1896 - 920 Seiten
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Annals of North America: Being a Concise Account of the Important Events in ...

Edward Howland - 1877 - 858 Seiten
...apprehended and taken before Howe, who ordered him hanged the next morning. His last saying was, " I only regret that I have but one. life to lose for my country." 1776, SEPTEMBER 28. — The convention called in Pennsylvania met in Philadelphia, and...
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The Ministers of Connecticut in the Revolution: The Report of the Committee ...

General Association of Connecticut. Committee on the Ministers of Connecticut in the Revolution - 1877 - 232 Seiten
...martyr, who in standing face to face with death, could exclaim in the devotion of his patriotism, " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Besides these greater lights, there were lesser lights scattered throughout the whole...
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History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the ..., Band 5

George Bancroft - 1878 - 648 Seiten
...comrade in arms. On the morning of the Sept. 22 twenty-second, as he ascended the gallows, he said : "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." The provost-marshal destroyed his letters, as if grudging his friends a knowledge of the firmness with...
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A Popular School History of the United States: In which are Inserted as Part ...

John Jacob Anderson - 1879 - 380 Seiten
...moment when the tightening cord was to crush the life from his young body forever, Hale exclaimed : ' I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.' " 47. A deep gloom at this time pervaded all classes of the Americans. " Thus far their...
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A History of New England: Containing Historical and Descriptive Sketches of ...

R. H. Howard, Henry E. Crocker - 1879 - 512 Seiten
...story of his brutal execution, denied both a Bible and clergy, and of these memorable words of his, " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country," has enrolled his name among heroes as the young martyr of the American Revolution. In...
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Golden Book of Choice Reading: Supplementary to Second Reader

William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 204 Seiten
...the place of execution, and with his last breath spoke these words — words that will never die : " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." The Romans had a saying : " It is sweet to die for one's native land." But the speech of the young patriot...
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The Eclectic History of the United States

Mary Elsie Thalheimer - 1880 - 434 Seiten
...spy. Even the common offices of religion were denied him, and his farewell letters were destroyed. His last words were, ' ' I only regret that I have but one life to give to my country." us H.— 10. Attack on Rail's Camp. Unable to dislodge Washington from...
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A Grammar School History of the United States: To which are Added the ...

John Jacob Anderson - 1881 - 406 Seiten
...enemy, and, on the following morning (Sep. 22, 1776), was hung as a spy, saying, with his last breath : "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." 87. In what respects do the case» of Hale and Arnold differ f 93,94 88. Give a sketch...
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Short Sayings of Great Men: With Historical and Explanatory Notes

Samuel Arthur Bent - 1882 - 638 Seiten
...lines in Long Island, and procure intelligence, September, 1776; was seized and executed as a spy.] I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. His last words. "What pity is it That we can die but once to save our country! " ADDISON:...
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Swinton's First [-sixth] Reader, Bücher 3

William Swinton - 1882 - 252 Seiten
...to the place of death, and with his last breath spoke these words — words that will never die: " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." 10. The Romans had a saying, " It is sweet to die for one's native land." But the speech...
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