 ... his soldiers with him ; that upon no danger would send them where he would not lead them himself ; that would never see us want what he either had, or could by any means get us ; that would rather want than borrow, or starve than not pay ; that loved...  The Heroes of Young America - Page 161by Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff - 1877 - 318 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Pinkerton - 1812 - 914 pages
...proceedings, made juftice his firil guide, and experience his fécond, even hating bafenefs, floth, pride, and indignity, more than any dangers ; that never allowed more for himfelf than his foldiers with him ; that upon no danger would fend them where he would not lead them... | |
 | Joseph Martin, William Henry Brockenbrough - 1835 - 644 pages
...but at as dear a price as we had bought it and paid for it. What shall I say but thus, we left him, that in all his proceedings, made justice his first guide, and experience his second, even hating baseness, sloth, pride, and indignity, more than any danger,—that never allowed more... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1845 - 616 pages
...experience his second, even hating baseness, sloth, pride, and indignity, more than any danger, — that never allowed more for himself, than his soldiers...them himself; — that would never see us want what he either had, or could by any means get us ; — that would rather want than borrow, or starve than... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1845 - 562 pages
...but at as dear a price as we had bought it and paid for it. What shall I say but thus : we 4eft him, that in all his proceedings, made justice his first guide, and experience his second, even hating baseness, sloth, pride, and indignity, more than any danger, — that never allowed more... | |
 | 1847 - 814 pages
...departure was thus deplored by one of his comrades : — " What shall I say but thus ; we lost him that in all his proceedings made Justice his first guide and experience his second, even hating basenesse, sloath, pride and indignitie, more then any dangers; that neuer allowed more... | |
 | 1847 - 784 pages
...departure was thus deplored by one of his comrades : — " What shall I say but thus ; *e Iftet him that in all his proceedings made Justice his first guide and experience his sec- 1 ond, even hating basenesse, sloath, pride j and inditrnitie, more then any dangers ; that neuer... | |
 | Bernard Burke - 1850 - 630 pages
...indignity, more than any dangers, he never would allow more for himself than for his soldiers, and upon no danger would send them where he would not lead them himself. He would never seem to want «hat he had, or could by any means get for us. He would rather want than... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1852 - 614 pages
...but at as deer a price as we had bought it and paid for it. What shall I say but thus : we left him, that in all his proceedings, made justice his first guide, and experience his second, even hating baseness, sloth, pride, and indignity, more than any danger, — that never allowed more... | |
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