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" I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of everything except the picture of Honora, which I concealed in my mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself fortunate. "
American Criminal Trials - Страница 159
по Peleg Whitman Chandler - 1844
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The Library of American Biography, Том 3

Jared Sparks - 1835 - 372 страници
...in a letter to a friend, " I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every thing except the picture of Honora, which I concealed in...passionately fond of the fine arts, and had attained very considerahle skill in drawing and painting. A journal of his travels and campaigns in America, which...

A History of the County of Westchester, from Its First Settlement to ..., Том 1

Robert Bolton - 1848 - 672 страници
...to a friend, he observes, " I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every thing except the picture of Honora, which I concealed in my mouth. Preserving that, I think myself fortunate."* To this touching incident Anna Seward refers in her poem upon Andre. " Sliade...

The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution ; Or, Illustrations, by ..., Том 2

Benson John Lossing - 1852 - 948 страници
...from that place, he said, " I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every thing except the picture of Honora, which I concealed in...mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself fortunate." This picture had been delineated by his own hand from the living features of his beloved, at the time...

History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of ..., Том 7

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1854 - 460 страници
...follows, to a friend: — "I " have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of "every thing, except the picture of Honora, which I con"cealed in...Preserving that, I yet think myself "fortunate." The miniature which he mentions, had been painted by himself. His person was handsome, his manners were...

History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of ..., Том 7

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1854 - 454 страници
...follows, to a friend : — " I have been " taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every " thing, except the picture of Honora, which I concealed " in my mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself for" tunate." The miniature which he mentions, had been painted by himself. His person was handsome,...

History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Aix-la-Chaoelle ...

Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1854 - 456 страници
...follows, to a friend : — " I have been "taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every " thing, except the picture of Honora, which I concealed "in my mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself for" tunate." The miniature which he mentions, had been painted by himself. His person was handsome,...

History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of ..., Том 7

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1854 - 458 страници
...follows, to a friend : — " I have been " taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped of every " thing, except the picture of Honora, which I concealed " in my mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself for" tunate." The miniature which he mentions, had been painted by himself. His person was handsome,...

History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of ..., Том 7

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1854 - 628 страници
..." I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, " and stripped of every thing, except the pic" ture of Honora, which I concealed in my mouth. " Preserving that, I yet think myself fortunate." The miniature which he mentions, had been painted by himself. His person was handsome, his manners were...

Life of George Washington, Том 4

Washington Irving - 1857 - 508 страници
...Miss Sneyd painted by himself in 1769. In a letter to a friend, soon after his capture, he writes, " I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped...mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself fortunate." His temper, however, appears to have been naturally light and festive; and if he still cherished this...

Works, Том 38

Washington Irving - 1857 - 500 страници
...Miss Sneyd painted by himself in 1769. In a letter to a friend, soon after his capture, he writes : " I have been taken prisoner by the Americans, and stripped...mouth. Preserving that, I yet think myself fortunate." His temper, however, appears to have been naturally light and festive ; and if he still cherished this...




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