 | 1798 - 576 Seiten
...unfounded afperiions thrown out igiinlt this vcacubk character, by Prufcfljr at any action of pedbns under his command, which his heart cannot approve : but the reflection is doubly leverc, when, he finds himielf obliged, at appearance, to counterianceyk-A attic* by his authority.... | |
 | 1817 - 526 Seiten
...It cannot be too much lamented, that, in the profession of arms, the officer of fine feeling, and of real sensibility, should be under the necessity of...himself obliged, in appearance, to countenance such action by his authority. ТЫ» hard case was mine, when, on the 23d of April last, I landed on St... | |
 | 1817 - 526 Seiten
...It cannot be too much lamented, that, in the profession of mns, the officer of fine feeling, and of real sensibility, should be under the necessity of...approve ; but the reflection is doubly severe, when lie finds himself obliged, in appearance, to countenance such action by his authority. This hard case... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - 1822 - 518 Seiten
...cannot be toa much lamented, th.-, in the profession of arms, the officer of finer feeling, and of real sensibility, should be under the necessity of...finds himself obliged, in appearance, to countenance sach action by authority. * "This hard case was mine, when, on the 2jd of April last, I landed on St.... | |
 | 1824 - 494 Seiten
...It cannot be too much lamented, that, in the profession of arms,, the officer of fine feeling and of real sensibility should be under the necessity of...under his command, which his heart cannot approve ; hut the reflection is doubly severe, when he finds himself obliged, in appearance, to countenance... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 374 Seiten
...It cannot be too much lamented, that, in the profession of nrnis, the officer of fine feeling and of real sensibility, should be under the necessity of...himself obliged, in appearance, to countenance such actions by his authority. This hard case was mine, when, on the 23d of April last. I landed on St.... | |
 | John Henry Sherburne - 1825 - 400 Seiten
...It cannot be. too much lamented, that, in the profession of arms, the officer of fine feeling and of real sensibility. should be under the necessity of...himself obliged, in appearance, to countenance such actions by his authority. This hard case was mine, when, on the 23d of April last, I landed on St.... | |
 | Amos Blanchard (of Cincinnati.), Amos Blanchard - 1825 - 464 Seiten
...too much lamented, that, in the profession nf arms, the officer of finer feelinr JONES. Î30 and of real sensibility, should be under the necessity of winking at any action of persona under his command, which his heart cannot approve ; bnl, the reflection is doubly severe, when... | |
 | 1828 - 486 Seiten
...cannot be too much lamented, that, in the profession of arms, the officer of finer feeling, and of real sensibility, should be under the necessity of...which his heart cannot approve ; but the reflection ic doubly severe, when he finds himself obliged, in appearance, to countenance such action by authority.... | |
 | John Paul Jones - 1830 - 566 Seiten
...It cannot be too much lamented, that in the profession of arms, the officer of fine feeling and of real sensibility should be under the necessity of...himself obliged, in appearance, to countenance such actions by his authority. ' This hard case was mine, when, on the 23d of April last, 1 landed on St.... | |
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This hard case was mine when, on the 23d of April last, I landed on St. Mary's Isle. Knowing Lord Selkirk's interest with his king, and esteeming as I do his private character, I wished to make him the happy instrument of alleviating the horrors of hopeless... 
