As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country. A History of American Literature - Page 242by Moses Coit Tyler - 1878Full view - About this book
| 1800 - 336 lehte
...Virginia, on fome public occafion, by the late Prefident Davies. In this, the preacher obferved, " I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel...WASHINGTON, whom I cannot but hope, Providence has hitherto preferved for fome important fervice to his country." As no thought of American Independence was entertained... | |
| Thaddeus Mason Harris - 1800 - 32 lehte
...nefs ;t fo that a pious and eminent divine of thofe days,} fpeaking of his gallant fervices, fays, " I may point out to the public that heroic youth, COLONEL...WASHINGTON, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preferved in fo fignal a manner for fome important fervice ta his country." WE will pafs on to the... | |
| 1802 - 440 lehte
...Virginia, on some public occasion, by the late president Davies. In this, the preacher observed, " I may point out to the public that heroic youth, colonel..."cannot but hope, Providence has hitherto preserved for some important service to his country." As no thought of American independence was entertained... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 lehte
...Virginia, August 17, 1755, by the Rev. Samuel Davies, the author refers to him in the following words : " 1 may point out to the public that heroic youth, colonel...cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so sign .1 a manner for some important ser"ice to his pountry," ventc4 AMERICA. 221 vented their being... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 410 lehte
...Virginia, August 17, 1755, by the Rev. Samuel Davies, the author refers to him in the following words : " I may point out to the public that heroic youth, colonel...signal a manner for some important service to his country," For two or three- years after this, the war was carried on against France without vigour... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 492 lehte
...17, 1755, by the Rev. Samuel Davits, the author refers to him in the following words : " I maypoint out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto pYeserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country." . . . vented their being... | |
| John Corry - 1809 - 262 lehte
...company of volunteers, raised in Hanover county, Virginia* " As a remarkable instance of patriotism, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel...signal a manner, for some important service to his country." What renders this prophecy the more worthy of notice, is its having been delivered about... | |
| Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 376 lehte
...Davies, of Hanover county, thus prophetically expressed himself; " as a remarkable instance of patriotism I may point out to the public that heroic youth, colonel...signal a manner, for some important service to his country." For this purpose he was indeed preserved, and at the end of twenty years he began to render... | |
| Thomas Jones Rogers - 1823 - 382 lehte
...Davics. of Hanover county, thus prophetically expressed himself; ."as a remarkable instance of patriotism I may point out to the public that heroic youth, colonel...so signal a manner, for some important service to bis country." For this purpose he was indeed preserved, and at the end of twenty years he began, to... | |
| Jedidiah Morse - 1824 - 524 lehte
...county, thus prophetically expressed himself: " as a remarkable instance of patriotism 1 may poiiil out to the public that heroic youth, colonel Washington,...signal a manner, for some important service to his country." For this purpose he was indeed preserved, and at the end of twenty years he began to render... | |
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