| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 σελίδες
...will of his own ; if I should write to him in the terms you demand, it would have no effect. He is a man of honour, he loves me dearly, and would lay down his life to save mine ; but I am sure he would not sacrifice his honour to save my life, and I applaud him." A few months after the surrender... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 414 σελίδες
...will of his own ; if I should write to him in the terms you demand, it would have no effect. He is a man of honour, he loves me dearly, and would lay down his life to save mine ; but I am sure he would not sacrifice his honour to save my life, and I applaud him." A few months after the surrender... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 410 σελίδες
...to him in the terms you demand, it would have no effect. He is a man of honour, he loves me dearlyj and would lay down his life to save mine ; but I am sure he would not sacrifice his honour to save my life, and I applaud him." A few months after the surrender... | |
| David Ramsay - 1809 - 642 σελίδες
...would only conclude that confinement and persuasion had softened me. I know him to be a man of honor. He loves me dearly and would lay down his life to save mine, but I am sure he would not sacrifice hi* honor to save my life : and I applaud him." Mr. Laurens pencilled an address... | |
| Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 376 σελίδες
...rebel, his life should depend upon compliance. "My son is of age," replied the heroic father of an heroic son, " and has a will of his own. I know him...free United States of America, and France their ally. Towards the close of the year 1781, bis sufferings, which had, by that time, become well known, excited... | |
| 1824 - 518 σελίδες
...heroic father of an heroic son, ''and has a will of his own. I know him to be a man of honor. He lores me dearly, and would lay down his life to save mine: but I am sure that he would not sacrifice his honor to save my life, and I applaud him." This veteran was, not many months after, released, with... | |
| 1826 - 438 σελίδες
...that confinement and persuasion had intimidated and overcome me I know him well. He loves me well, and would lay down his life to save mine ; but I am sure nothing would tempt him to sacrifice his honor, and I applaud him." .• NOTE L. Mr. Adams having been... | |
| 1829 - 432 σελίδες
...rebel, his life should depend upon compliance. "My son is of age," replied the heroic father of an heroic son, "and has a will of his own. I know him...to save my life, and I applaud him." This veteran was,nol many months after, released, with a request from lord Shelburne that he would pass to the continent,... | |
| 1834 - 426 σελίδες
...rebel, his life should depend upon compliance. "My son is of age," replied the heroic father of an heroic son, "and has a will of his own. I know him...free United States of America, and France their ally. Towards the close of the year 1781, his sufferings, which had, by that time, become well known, excited... | |
| James Herring - 1839 - 526 σελίδες
...would only conclude that confinement and persuasion had softened me. I know him to be a man of honor. He loves me dearly, and would lay down his life to save mine ; but I am sure he would not sacrifice his honor to save my life, and I applaud him." Mr. LAURENS wrote with a pencil... | |
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