 | Ashley Horace Thorndike - 1928 - 508 страници
...The sons of the Cavaliers spring to the side of the sons of the Pilgrims. "Unhappy it is," he says, "that a brother's sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast, and that the once happy plains of America are to be either drenched in blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But how... | |
 | George Washington - 1931 - 644 страници
...been up one hour sooner, inevitably intercepted their retreat to Charlestown. Unhappy it is though to reflect, that a Brother's Sword has been sheathed...the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with Blood, or Inhabited by Slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous Man hesitate... | |
 | United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission - 1931 - 440 страници
...George Washington expressed his views and explained his position: " Unhappy it is, though fhe wrote]}, to reflect, that a brother's sword has been sheathed...the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesitate... | |
 | United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission - 1932 - 636 страници
...the cause of complete separation from Britain. Writing of the battles to a friend in England he said, "Unhappy it is to reflect that a brother's sword has...Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice?" Army Officers Made "Naval Commanders" in First United States Fleet The extraordinary process... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - 1932 - 220 страници
...on May 3 he had written his friend George William Fairfax, then in England: "Unhappy it is, though, to reflect, that a brother's sword has been sheathed...the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesitate... | |
 | 438 страници
...melancholy prophecy of the present time. " Unhappy it is," he exclaimed, " that a brother's sword should be sheathed in a brother's breast ; and that the once...either drenched with blood, or inhabited by slaves ! " The words are fulfilled in a sense which he never anticipated. The term " liberty" as used in America,... | |
 | John Richard Alden - 1984 - 356 страници
...In the letter Washington said that "the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with blood, or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice?" The Massachusetts delegates received a message from two of the Patriot leaders at home,... | |
 | David V. Erdman - 1991 - 628 страници
...Washington's covering letter with one set of these expressed a sentiment common on both sides of the Atlantic: "Unhappy it is ... to reflect that a Brother's Sword...the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with blood or Inhabited by Slaves. Sad alternative. But can a virtuous Man hesitate... | |
 | Paul K. Longmore - 1999 - 356 страници
...Lordship's Eye, they may appear in other respects." "Unhappy it is though to reflect," lamented Washington, "that a Brother's Sword has been sheathed in a Brother's...the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with Blood, or Inhabited by Slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous Man hesitate... | |
 | Roger W. Wilkins - 2002 - 188 страници
...his charge and developments in the field, he wrote, "Unhappy it is . . . to reflect that a brothers sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast and...the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesitate... | |
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Unhappy it is to reflect that a brother's sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast; and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America, are to be either drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesitate... 
