 Friends and fellow soldiers, You have, for a number of years past been a scourge and terror to arbitrary power. Your valor has been famed abroad, and acknowledged, as appears by the advice and orders to me, from the General Assembly of Connecticut, to...  The American Monthly Magazine - Page 1851898Full view - About this book
 | Ethan Allen - 1807 - 174 pages
...arbitrary power. Your valor has been famed abroad, and acknowledged, as appears by the advice and orders to me, from the General Assembly of Connecticut, to...before you, and, in person, conduct you through the wicket-gate ; for we must this morning either quit our pretensions to valor, or possess ourselves of... | |
 | Samuel Putnam Waldo - 1819 - 208 pages
...number of years a scourge to arbitrary power, and famed for their valour, and concluded with saying, " I now propose to advance before you, and in person conduct you through the wicket gate, and you that will go with me voluntarily in this desperate attempt, poize your firelocks." At the head... | |
 | Thomas Wilson - 1821 - 382 pages
...commander now addressed his men in the most flattering and inspiring language, and concluded by saying, " 1 now propose to advance before you, and in person, conduct you through the wicket gate, and you that will go with me voluntarily in this desperate attempt, poise your firelocks." At the head... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 382 pages
...number of years, a scourge to arbitrary power, and famed for their valor; and concluded with saying, "I now propose to advance before you, and in person conduct you through the wicket gate, and you that will go with me voluntarily in this desperate attempt, poise your firelocks. " At the... | |
 | 1825 - 472 pages
...arhitrary powers. Your valor has been famed abroad, and ^acknowledged, as appears by the advice and orders to me from the general assembly of Connecticut, to surprise and take the garrison now before us. 1 now propose to advance before you, and in person conduct you through the wicket gate ; for we must... | |
 | 1825 - 460 pages
...arbitrary powers. Your valor has lieen famed abroad, and acknowledged, as appears by the advice and orders to me from the general assembly of Connecticut, to surprise and take the garrison now before U3. I now propose to advance before you, and in person conduct you through the wicket gate ; for we... | |
 | 1826 - 388 pages
...commander now addressed his men in the most flattering and inspiring language, and concluded by saying, " I now propose to advance before you, and in person, conduct you through the wicket gate, and you that will go with me voluntarily in this desperate attempt, poise your fire. locks." At the... | |
 | John Hayward - 1829 - 530 pages
...number of years a scourge to arbitrary power, and famed for their Valor, and concluded with saying, ' I now propose to advance before you, and in person conduct you through the wicket gate; and you, who will go with me voluntarily in this desperate attempt, poise your firelocks.' At the head... | |
 | William Allen - 1832 - 816 pages
...number •of years a scourge to arbitrary power ,and famed for their valor, and concluded with saying, "I now propose to advance before you, and in person conduct you through the wicket gate, and you, that will go with me voluntarily in this desperate attempt, poise your firelocks." At the... | |
 | Marshall Tufts - 1833 - 248 pages
...Assembly of Connecticut to surprise und take the garrison now before us. I now propose to advance, and conduct you through the wicket gate; for we must this...possess ourselves of this fortress in a few minutes. And as it is a desperate attempt, which none but the bravest of men dare undertake, I do not urge it upon... | |
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