 Can you then consent to be the only sufferers by this revolution, and, retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and contempt? (Can you consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and owe the miserable, remnant of that life...  Resolutions, Laws, and Ordinances, Relating to the Pay, Half Pay ... - Page 200by United States - 1838 - 519 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1802 - 440 pages
...revolution, and retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness and contempt ? Can you consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and owe...to charity, which has hitherto been spent in honor !— If you can, go — and carry with you the jest of tories and the the scorn of whigs— the ridicule,... | |
 | John Marshall - Generals - 1805 - 666 pages
...sufferers by this revolution; if retiring from the field they are to grow old in poverty, wretchedness ami contempt : if they are to wade through the vile mire...life to charity, which has hitherto been spent in honour, then shall I have learned what ingratitude is; then shall I have realized a tale which well... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...officers of the army are to be the only sufferers by this revolution ; " if, retiring from the field, they are to grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and...that life to charity which has hitherto been spent in honour ;" then shall I have learned what ingratitude is, then shall I have realized a tale which will... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...revolution, and retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness and contempt ? Can you consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and owe the miserable remant of that lite to charity, which has hitherto been spent in honour ? If you can. ...go.. ..and... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...revolution, and retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and contempt ? Can you consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and owe...life to charity, which has hitherto been spent in honour ? If you can — go — and carry with you the jest of tories and the scorn of whigs, the ridicule,... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...revolution, and retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and contempt ? Can you consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and owe...that life to charity, which has hitherto been spent iivhonour ? If you can — go — and carry with you the jest of tories and the scorn of whigs, the... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1811 - 522 pages
...revolution, and retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and contempt ? Can you consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and owe...life to charity, which has hitherto been spent in honour ? If you can, go ; and carry with you the jest of lories, and the scorn of whigs ; the ridicule,... | |
 | David Ramsay - Generals - 1814 - 274 pages
...officers of the army are to be the only sufferers by this revolution ; ' if retiring from, the field they are to grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and...the miserable remnant of that life to charity, which had hitherto been spent in honour ;' then shall I have learned what ingratitude is ; then shall I havp... | |
 | John Talbot - North America - 1820 - 526 pages
...officers of the army ' are to be the only sufferers by this revolution ; if, retiring from the field, they are to grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and...charity, which has hitherto been spent in honor ;' then, shall I have learned what ingratitude is; then shall I have realized a tale which will embitter every... | |
 | James Thacher - United States - 1823 - 686 pages
...officers of the army are to be the only sufferers by this revolution, if, retiring from the field, they are to grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and...charity, which has hitherto been spent in honor, then shall I have learned what ingratitude is, then shall I have realized a tale which will embitter every... | |
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