 | 1802 - 440 pages
...said he, " I may point out to the public that heroic youth colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner, for some important service to his country." We will not call these words prophetic, but they have been repeatedly quoted as a testimony of the... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1805 - 410 pages
...words : " I may point out to the public that heroic youth, colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country," For two or three- years after this, the war was carried on against France without vigour or success : but... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1806 - 492 pages
...public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto pYeserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country." . . . vented their being cut offentirely. For two or three years after this, the war was carried on... | |
 | John Corry - 1809 - 262 pages
...patriotism, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner, for some important service to his country." What renders this prophecy the more worthy of notice, is its having been delivered about twenty years... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 382 pages
...patriotism I may point out to the public that heroic youth, colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner, for some important service to bis country." For this purpose he was indeed preserved, and at the end of twenty years he began, to... | |
 | United States - 1825 - 472 pages
...heroic youth, Col. Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signa} a manner for some important service to his country."...purpose he was indeed preserved, and at the end of 208 XJ. WA3HINGTOX. twenty years he began to render to his country more importanl services, than the... | |
 | Amos Blanchard (of Cincinnati.), Amos Blanchard - United States - 1825 - 464 pages
...patriotism I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Col. Washington, whom 1 cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner...important service to his country." — For this purpose lie was indecd preserved, and at the end of twenty years he began te render to his country more important... | |
 | American literature - 1827 - 654 pages
...saved. "I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner, for some important service to his country." Davies expired in the thirty -sixth year of his age, and owed his dissolution to an awkward bleeder.... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - America - 1829 - 650 pages
...instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth Col. Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner, for some important service to his country." See 1754. 3 Peter-Francis-Xavier de Charlevoix was of the Society of Jesuits, and was much esteemed... | |
 | Amos Blanchard - Military biography - 1831 - 634 pages
...patriotism, I may point out to the public that lieroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner...preserved, and at the end of twenty years he began to rrnder his country more important services, than the minister of JPSuS could have anticipated. From... | |
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As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country. 
