I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier and less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room by a good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However,... Life of George Washington - Page 332by Washington Irving - 1856Full view - About this book
| Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...room, by a good fire side, than to occupy a cold bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow without clothes or blankets : However, although they seem...feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel superabundantly for them, and from my soul, pity those miseries which it is not in my power either... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...room, by a good fire side, than to occupy a cold bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow without clothes or blankets : However, although they seem...feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel superabundantly for them, and from my soul pity those miseries which it is not in my power either to... | |
| 1832 - 564 pages
...room, by a good fire-side, than to occupy a cold bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However, although they seem to...feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel superabundantly for them, and from my soul pity those miseries which it is not in my power either to... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 590 pages
...room by a good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However, although they seem to...feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel superabundantly for them, and, from my soul, I pity those miseries, which it is neither in my power... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 594 pages
...room by a good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However, although they seem to...feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel superabundantly for them, and, from my soul, I pity those miseries, which it is neither in my power... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 600 pages
...room by a good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However, although they seem to...feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel superabundantly for them, and, from my soul, I pity those miseries, which it is neither in my power... | |
| George Washington - United States - 1837 - 644 pages
...although they seem to have little feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel superabundantly for them, and, from my soul, I pity those miseries,...it is neither in my power to relieve nor prevent." After the immediate wants of the army in camp were provided for, he next employed his thoughts in devising... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 654 pages
...although they seem to have little feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel superabundantly for them, and, from my soul, I pity those miseries,...it is neither in my power to relieve nor prevent." After the immediate wants of the army in camp were provided for, he next employed his thoughts in devising... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 588 pages
...room by a good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However, although they seem to...feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel superabundantly for them, and, from my soul, I pity those miseries, which it is neither in my power... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 658 pages
...room by a good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However, although they seem to...feeling for the naked and distressed soldiers, I feel superabundantly for them, and, from my soul, I pity those miseries, which it is neither in my power... | |
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