| William Gordon - United States - 1788 - 816 pages
...his on fome fpecial occafion, " I may point out to the public that heroic youth colonel Wafh'ington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preferved...a manner for fome important fervice to his country :" yet as no human knowledge could, at that period, fathom the events of the prefent day, *rd as there... | |
| Thaddeus Mason Harris - 1800 - 32 pages
...nefs ;t fo that a pious and eminent divine of thofe days,} fpeaking of his gallant fervices, fays, " I may point out to the public that heroic youth, COLONEL...preferved in fo fignal a manner for fome important fervice ta his country." WE will pafs on to the time when thefe pro» phetic words were to receive their accomplifli*... | |
| 1802 - 440 pages
...after Braddock's defeat. * The subject was religion and patriotism. " As a remarkable instance," said he, " I may point out to the public that heroic youth...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... | |
| Samuel Davies - 1802 - 456 pages
...As a remarkable inftance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth Col. Wafhington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preferved in fo fignal a manner, for feme important fejrvice to his country. minds full of natural bravery, and animate thofe who are naturally... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1804 - 432 pages
...Virginia, August 17, 1755, by the Rev. Samuel Davies, the author refers to him in the following words : " 1 may point out to the public that heroic youth, colonel...Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so sign .1 a manner for some important ser"ice to his pountry," ventc4 AMERICA. 221 vented... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1805 - 410 pages
...Virginia, August 17, 1755, by the Rev. Samuel Davies, the author refers to him in the following 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... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1806 - 492 pages
...17, 1755, by the Rev. Samuel Davits, the author refers to him in the following words : " I maypoint out to the 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... | |
| John Corry - 1809 - 262 pages
...company of volunteers, raised in Hanover county, Virginia* " As a remarkable instance of 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... | |
| Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 382 pages
...Davics. of Hanover county, thus prophetically expressed himself; ."as a remarkable instance of 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... | |
| Jedidiah Morse - Indians of North America - 1824 - 524 pages
...county, thus prophetically expressed himself: " as a remarkable instance of patriotism 1 may poiiil 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 this purpose he was... | |
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