 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 pagina’s
...; if I should write to him in the terms you demand, it would have no effect. He is a man of honour, he loves me dearly, and would lay down his life to save mine ; but I am sure he would not sacrifice his honour to save my life, and I applaud him." A few months after the surrender... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 414 pagina’s
...; if I should write to him in the terms you demand, it would have no effect. He is a man of honour, he loves me dearly, and would lay down his life to save mine ; but I am sure he would not sacrifice his honour to save my life, and I applaud him." A few months after the surrender... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 410 pagina’s
...to him in the terms you demand, it would have no effect. He is a man of honour, he loves me dearlyj and would lay down his life to save mine ; but I am sure he would not sacrifice his honour to save my life, and I applaud him." A few months after the surrender... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1809 - 642 pagina’s
...would only conclude that confinement and persuasion had softened me. I know him to be a man of honor. He loves me dearly and would lay down his life to save mine, but I am sure he would not sacrifice hi* honor to save my life : and I applaud him." Mr. Laurens pencilled an address... | |
 | Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 376 pagina’s
...the heroic father of an heroic son, " and has a will of his own. I know him to be a man of honour. He loves me dearly, and would lay down his life to save mine, but I am sure that he would not sacrifice his honour to save my life, and I applaud him." This veteran was not many... | |
 | 1824 - 518 pagina’s
...heroic father of an heroic son, ''and has a will of his own. I know him to be a man of honor. He lores me dearly, and would lay down his life to save mine: but I am sure that he would not sacrifice his honor to save my life, and I applaud him." This veteran was, not many... | |
 | 1826 - 438 pagina’s
...that confinement and persuasion had intimidated and overcome me I know him well. He loves me well, and would lay down his life to save mine ; but I am...tempt him to sacrifice his honor, and I applaud him." .• NOTE L. Mr. Adams having been for fifteen months one of the commissioners of the war department,... | |
 | 1834 - 426 pagina’s
...replied the heroic father of an heroic son, "and has a will of his own. I know him to be a man of honour. He loves me dearly, and would lay down his life to save mine; but I am sure that he would not sacrifice his honour to save my life, and I applaud him." This veteran was, not many... | |
 | James Herring - 1839 - 526 pagina’s
...would only conclude that confinement and persuasion had softened me. I know him to be a man of honor. He loves me dearly, and would lay down his life to save mine ; but I am sure he would not sacrifice his honor to save my life, and I applaud him." Mr. LAURENS wrote with a pencil... | |
 | John Frost - 1844 - 282 pagina’s
...arrived in France, as minister of congress. Mr. Laurcns was desired to write to his son, that if he would withdraw himself from that court, it might possibly...I am sure nothing would tempt him to sacrifice his honour, and I applaud him." In waaf'of money for immediate purposes, and desirous of drawing a bill... | |
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... me. I know him to be a man of honor. He loves me dearly and would lay down his life to save mine, but I am sure he would not sacrifice hi* honor to save my life : and I applaud him. 
