These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the King's regular and disciplined troops, Sir, it is impossible they should make any impression. Oliver Goldsmith - Page 115by Washington Irving - 1859Full view - About this book
| Benjamin Franklin - Philosophers - 1818 - 566 pages
...other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, " These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the King's regular...man in matters of his profession, and said no more. The enemy however did not take the advantage of his army which I apprehended its long line of march... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1818 - 566 pages
...savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia; but upon the King's regular arid disciplined troops, Sir, it is impossible they should...man in matters of his profession, and said no more. The enemy however did not take the advantage of his army which I apprehended its long line of march... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 558 pages
...other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, "These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia; but upon the king's regular...it is impossible they should make any impression." 1 was conscious of an impropriety in my disputing with a military man in matters of his profession,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 556 pages
...other." He smiled at my ignorance, and 'replied, " These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your American militia; but upon the king's regular and...it is impossible they should make any impression." 1 was conscious of an impropriety in my disputing with a military man in matters of his profession,... | |
| United States - 1826 - 422 pages
...enemy. The General reI plied contemptuously, " These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the king's regular...it is impossible they should make any impression." He commenced his march on the 4th of June, at the head of about two thousand two hundred men ; and,... | |
| United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...OF DR FRANKLIN. 121 plied contemptuously, " These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the king's regular...it is impossible they should make any impression." He commenced his march on the 4th of June, at the head of about two thousand two hundred men ; and,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...replied, " These sa1^ may indeed be a formidable enemy to № raw American militia; but upon the »ing'a jCBf X[ | crN gG xu ?܇mK e` (I V ! ư} S= } 8 | uqE 5 4 ' was conscious of an impropriety in my disputing with a military man hi matters of his profession,... | |
| Pennsylvania - 1834 - 438 pages
...and replied, 'These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia; but^upon the King's regular and disciplined troops. Sir, it...of an impropriety in my disputing with a military n^an» in matters of Ins profession, and said no more. 'I he enemy however did not take the advantage... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1840 - 666 pages
...other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, "These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the King's regular...man in matters of his profession, and said no more. The enemy however did not take the advantage of his army, which I apprehended its long line of march... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, "These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the King's regular...man in matters of his profession, and said no more. The enemy however did not take the advantage of his army, which I apprehended its long line of march... | |
| |