 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...  The Edinburgh annual register - Seite cccxv1820Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Pitman - 1316 Seiten
...consciousness of a life devoted to honourable pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your Excellency...be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier will surely indnce your Excellency, and a military tribunal, to adopt the mode of my death to the feelings of a... | |
 | Lucius Manlius Sargent - 1856 - 356 Seiten
...himself addressed several letters to Washington, and one, the day before his death, in which he says : " Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your...adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honor." The board of officers, as Gordon states, were induced to gratify this wish, with the exception... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1856 - 520 Seiten
...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...soften my last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy toward a soldier will surely induce your excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the mode of my... | |
 | Lucius Manlius Sargent - 1856 - 370 Seiten
...himself addressed several letters to Washington, and one, the day before his death, in which he says : " Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your...adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honor." The board of officers, as Gordon states, were induced to gratify this wish, with the exception... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 500 Seiten
...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...adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honor. " Let me hope, sir, that if aught in my character impresses you with esteem towards me ; if... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 550 Seiten
...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...adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honor. " Let me hope, sir, that if aught in my character impresses you with esteem towards me ; if... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 588 Seiten
...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...be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier will surely indno» your Excellency and a military tribuna* to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - 1858 - 636 Seiten
...consciousness of a life devoted to honourable pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your excellency,...the feelings of a man of honour. " Let me hope, sir, if aught in my character impresses yon with esteem towards me, if anght in my misfortunes marks mo... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - 1858 - 634 Seiten
...life devoted to honourable pursuits, and gtained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust thut the request I make to your excellency, at this serious period, and whteh is to soften my last moments, will not be rejected. " Sympathy towards a soldier, will surely... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1859 - 528 Seiten
...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...soften my last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy toward a soldier will surely induce your excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the mode of my... | |
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