 | George Bancroft - 1876 - Liczba stron: 650
...fickleness of Lee, ran thus : " You have decision, a quality often wanted in minds otherwise valuable. Oh, General, an indecisive mind is one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall an army ; how often have I lamented it this campaign ! All circumstances considered, we are... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1878 - Liczba stron: 648
...fickleness of Lee, ran thus : " You have decision, a quality often wanted in minds otherwise valuable. Oh, General, an indecisive mind is one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall an army ; how often have I lamented it this campaign ! All circumstances considered, we are... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - 1879 - Liczba stron: 634
...representations from us, would, I believe, have saved the men and their arms ; but, unluckily, General Greene's judgment was contrary. This kept the general's mind in a state of supense till the stroke was Voi,. I.— 10 struck. Oh, general ! an indecisive mind is one of the greatest... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - Liczba stron: 986
...representations from us, would, I believe, have saved the men, and their arms ; but, unluckily, General Greene's judgment was contrary. This kept the general's mind...stroke was struck. Oh, general ! An indecisive mind b one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall an army ; how often have I lamented it this campaign.... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1884 - Liczba stron: 618
...and despending, ran thus : " You have decision, a quality often wanted in minds otherwise valuable. Oh, General, an indecisive mind is one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall an army; how often have I lamented it this campaign!" Lee greedily inhaled the flattery of the... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1884 - Liczba stron: 626
...and despending, ran thus : " You have decision, a quality often wanted in minds otherwise valuable. Oh, General, an indecisive mind is one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall an army; how often have I lamented it this campaign!" Lee greedily inhaled the flattery of the... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1884 - Liczba stron: 620
...and despending, ran thus : " You have decision, a quality often wanted in minds otherwise valuable. Oh, General, an indecisive mind is one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall an army ; how often have I lamented it this campaign ! " Lee greedily inhaled the flattery of... | |
 | George Washington - 1890 - Liczba stron: 576
...Maryland and Jersey, and part of General Ewing's1 from Pennsylvania. Three other regiments, left to guard the greatest misfortunes that can befal an army ; how often have I lamented it this campaign. All circumstances considered, we are in a very awful and alarming situation — one that requires the... | |
 | Paul Leicester Ford - 1897 - Liczba stron: 378
...Lee because "you have decision, a quality often wanted in minds otherwise valuable," continuing, " Oh ! General, an indecisive mind is one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall an army ; how often have I lamented it this campaign," and Lee in reply alluded to "that fatal... | |
 | Paul Leicester Ford - 1896 - Liczba stron: 378
...Lee because "you have decision, a quality often wanted in minds otherwise valuable," continuing, " Oh ! General, an indecisive mind is one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall an army ; how often have I lamented it this campaign," and Lee in reply alluded to "that fatal... | |
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General Washington's own judgment, seconded by representations from us, would, I believe, have saved the men, and their arms ; but, unluckily, General Greene's judgment was contrary. This kept the general's mind in a state of suspense, till the stroke... 
