He was a foe without hate ; a friend without treachery; a soldier without cruelty ; a victor without oppression, and a victim without murmuring. He was a public officer without vices; a private citizen without wrong; a neighbor without reproach; a Christian... The Making of America - Page 51by Robert Marion La Follette - 1906Full view - About this book
| United States. Congress - Law - 868 pages
...the war. And at no time was their greatness more apparent than on that quiet Sunday afternoon. Lee, "a foe without hate, a friend without treachery, a soldier without cruelty, and a victim without murmuring," in adversity showed a quiet dignity and courtesy that deserves our... | |
| Ermine Owen - Readers - 1891 - 306 pages
...heaven to catch its summit. He possessed every virtue of the other great commanders without their vices. He was a foe without hate, a friend without treachery, a soldier without cruelty, and a victim without murmuring. He was a public officer without vice, a private citizen without wrong,... | |
| Confederate States of America - 1893 - 852 pages
...Heaven to catch its summit. He possessed every virtue of other great commanders without their vices. He was a foe without hate ; a friend without treachery ; a soldier without cruelty; я victor without oppression, and a victim without murmuring. He was a public officer without vices... | |
| Fitzhugh Lee - Biography & Autobiography - 1894 - 468 pages
...phrase declaimed : " He was a foe without hate, a friend without treachery, a soldier without cruelty, and a victim without murmuring. He was a public officer...reproach, a Christian without hypocrisy, and a man without guilt. He was Caesar without his ambition, Frederick without his tyranny, Napoleon without his selfishness,... | |
| Fitzhugh Lee - 1894 - 460 pages
...imitations of generations yet unborn." And Benjamin Hill, of Georgia, in beautiful phrase declaimed : " He was a foe without hate, a friend without treachery, a soldier without cruelty, and a victim without murmuring. He was a publie officer without vices, a private citizen without wrong,... | |
| Samuel Augustus Steel - United States - 1896 - 330 pages
...to catch its summit. He possessed every virtue of the other great commanders, without their vices. He was a foe without hate, a friend without treachery, a soldier without cruelty, and a victim without murmuring. He was a public officer without faults, a private citizen without vices,... | |
| Southern Historical Society - Confederate States of America - 1897 - 800 pages
...live — a high model for the imitation of generations yet unborn. As has been beautifully said, " he was a foe without hate; a friend without treachery; a soldier without cruelty, and a victim without murmuring. He was a public officer without vices; a private citizen without wrong;... | |
| Southern Historical Society - Confederate States of America - 1897 - 800 pages
...live — a high model for the imitation of generations yet unborn. As has been beautifully said, " he was a foe without hate; a friend without treachery; a soldier without cruelty, and a victim without murmuring. He was a public officer without vices; a private citizen without wrong;... | |
| William Worthington Goldsborough - Maryland - 1900 - 430 pages
...other great commanders without their vices. He was a foe without hate, a friend without treachery, a private citizen without wrong, a neighbor without...reproach, a Christian without hypocrisy, and a man without guilt. He was Caesar without his ambition, Frederick without his tyranny, Napoleon without his selfishness,... | |
| Education - 1906 - 636 pages
...which he was engaged, but left us an undying example of American manhood. It is said of him that " he was a foe without hate, a friend without treachery,...soldier without cruelty, a victor without oppression, a victim without murmuring, a private citizen without wrong, a neighbor without reproach, a Christian... | |
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