 | Elizabeth Bryant Johnston - 1895 - Liczba stron: 270
...of America, whom the fortunes of war, chance, or a mistaken confidence has thrown into your hands. You affect, Sir, to despise all rank not derived from the same source with your own. I cannot conceive one more honorable, than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice of a brave... | |
 | Sarah Elizabeth Dawes - 1899 - Liczba stron: 200
...Gage of the British army spoke slightingly of his rank, Washington returned this spirited answer : " You affect, sir, to despise all rank not derived from the same source as your own. I cannot conceive one more honorable than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1901 - Liczba stron: 522
...of the Monongahela and replied, in a dignified manner: "I shall not stoop to retort and invective. You affect sir, to despise all rank not derived from the same source as your own. I cannot conceive one more honorable than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1908 - Liczba stron: 622
...numbers who crowd to our camp, animated with the purest principles of virtue and love to their country " You affect, sir, to despise all rank not derived from the same source with your own. I cannot conceive one more honorable than that which flows from the uncorrnpted choice of a brave and... | |
 | John Frederick Schroeder - 1903 - Liczba stron: 552
...numbers who crowd to our camp, animated with the purest principles of virtue and love to their country. " You affect, sir, to despise all rank not derived from the same source with your own. I cannot conceive one more honorable than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice of a brave and... | |
 | Sir George Otto Trevelyan - 1903 - Liczba stron: 502
...similar occasion, had written to General Gage, as the commander of the British garrison in Boston. " You affect, Sir, to despise all rank not derived from the same source as your own. I cannot conceive one more honourable than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice... | |
 | Samuel Adams Drake - 1904 - Liczba stron: 518
...declarations of that officer in language which must have stung the Briton to the quick : — "You aflect, sir, to despise all rank not derived from the same source with your own. I cannot conceive one more honorable than that which flows from the uncorrapted choice of a brave and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1905 - Liczba stron: 626
...numbers who crowd to our camp, animated with the purest principles of virtue and love to their country " You affect, sir, to despise all rank not derived from the same source with your own. I cannot conceive one more honorable than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice of a brave and... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1905 - Liczba stron: 518
...of the Monongahela and replied, in a dignified manner: "I shall not stoop to retort and invective. You affect sir, to despise all rank not derived from the same source as your own. I cannot conceive one more honorable than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice... | |
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You affect, Sir, to despise all rank not derived from the same source with your own. I cannot conceive one more honorable, than that which flows from the uncorrupted choice of a brave and free people, the purest source and original fountain of all power. 
