The supplicating tears of the women and moving petitions of the men melt me into such deadly sorrow, that I solemnly declare, if I know my own mind, I could offer myself a willing sacrifice to the butchering enemy, provided that would contribute to the... Virginia: A History of the People - Page 350by John Esten Cooke - 1888 - 523 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Marshall - Generals - 1804 - 654 pages
...incurring displeasure below, while the murder of helpless families may be laid to my account here. . " The supplicating tears of the women, and moving petitions of the men, melt me with such deadly sorrow, that I solemnly declare, if I know my own mind, I could offer myself a willing... | |
| John Marshall - Presidents - 1804 - 648 pages
...incurring displeasure below, while the murder of helpless families may be laid to my account here. " The supplicating tears of the women, and moving petitions of the men, melt me with such deadly sorrow, that I solemnly declare, if I know my own mind, I could offer myself a willing... | |
| John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...incurring displeasure below, while the murder of helpless families may be laid to my account here. ** The supplicating tears of the women, and moving petitions of the men, melt me with such deadly sorrow, that I solemnly declare, if I know my own mind, I eould offer myself a willingsacrifice... | |
| 1805 - 618 pages
...account here. " The supplicating tears of the women, and moving petitions of the men, melt me with such deadly sorrow, that I solemnly declare, if I...provided that would contribute to the people's ease." Colonel Washington had been prevented from taking post at fort Cumberland, (the extreme position towards... | |
| David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...supplicating tears of the women, and moving petitions of the men, melt me with such deadly sorrow, that 1 solemnly declare, if I know my own mind, I could offer myself a willing sacrih'ce to the butchering enemy, provided that would contribute to the peoples ease." Virginia presented... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...incurring displeasure below, while the murder of helpless families may be laid to my account here. " The supplicating tears of the women, and moving petitions of the men, melt me with such deadly sorrow, that I solemnly declare, if I know my own mind, I could offer myself a willing... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...incurring displeasure below, while the murder of helpless families may be laid to my account here. " The supplicating tears of the women, and moving petitions of the men, melt me with such deadly sorrow, that I solemnly declare, if I know my own mind, I could offer myself a willing... | |
| English literature - 1809 - 574 pages
...account here. '.' The supplicating tears of the women, and the moving petitions of the men, melt me with such deadly sorrow, that I solemnly declare, if I...sacrifice to the butchering enemy, provided that would conduce to the people's ease.' demned ; left to act and proceed at hazard ; accountable for the •... | |
| Joseph Delaplaine - 1815 - 314 pages
...he observes, in a communication to the governor, "and the moving petitions of the men, melt me with such deadly sorrow, that I solemnly declare, if I...enemy, provided that would contribute to the people's case." It was at this moment of alarm and peril, that Peyton Randolph stepped forward, with several... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - Indians - 1819 - 546 pages
...here.' And he adds, ' the supplicating tears of the women, and moving petitions of the men, melt me with such deadly sorrow, that I solemnly declare, if I...provided that would contribute to the people's ease.' Such representations as these, at length, induced the assembly to resolve, that the Virginia regiment... | |
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