 This general was, I think, a brave man, and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence, too high an opinion of the validity of regular troops, and too mean a one of both Americans and...  Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania - Page 1351834Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 330 pages
...think, a brave man, and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence, too high an opinion of the validity l of regular troops, and too mean a one of both Americans and Indians. George Croghan, our Indian interpreter,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1891 - 142 pages
...think, a brave man, and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence, too high an opinion...our Indian interpreter, joined him on his march with one hundred of those people, who might have been of great use to his army as guides and scouts if he... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Julian Willis Abernethy - 1892 - 200 pages
...think, a brave man, and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence, too high an opinion...our Indian interpreter, joined him on his march with one hundred of those people, who might have been of great use to his army as guides, scouts, etc. ,... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - United States - 1893 - 1000 pages
...says Franklin, " and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence, too high an opinion...and too mean a one of both Americans and Indians." During one of his interviews with him Franklin undertook to impress upon him the necessity of guarding... | |
 | Edmund Clarence Stedman, Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, Mrs. Ellen Mackay Hutchinson Cortissoz - American literature - 1894 - 592 pages
...think, a brave man, and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence, too high an opinion...our Indian interpreter, joined him on his march with one hundred of those people, who might have been of great use to his army as guides, scouts, etc.,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1895 - 310 pages
...think, a brave man, and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence, too high an opinion...Croghan, our Indian interpreter, joined him on his inarch with one hundred of those people, who might have been of great use to his army as guides and... | |
 | Charles Eliot Norton, Kate Stephens, George Henry Browne - Literature - 1895 - 328 pages
...think, a brave man and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence, too high an opinion...and Indians. George Croghan, our Indian interpreter, join'd him on his march with one hundred of those people who might have been of great use to his army... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1896 - 280 pages
...think, a brave man, and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence, too high an opinion...our Indian interpreter, joined him on his march with one hundred of those people, who might have been of great use to his army as guides, scouts, etc.,... | |
 | Francis Parkman - America - 1897 - 404 pages
...general was, I think, a brave man, and might probably have made a good figure in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence; too high an opinion of the validity of regular troops ; too mean a one of both Americans and Indians."2 Horace Walpole, in his function of gathering and... | |
 | Francis Parkman - United States - 1897 - 586 pages
...general was, I think, a brave man, and might probably have made a good figure in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence; too high an opinion of the validity of regular troops ; too mean a one of both Americans and Indians."2 Horace Walpole, in his function of gathering and... | |
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