 | James Thacher - 1827 - 502 lehte
...gracefully, said,' The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner.' To which the coi qncror, returning a courtly salute, promptly replied, ' I...has not been through any fault of your Excellency.' Major General Phillips then advanced, and he and General Gates saluted and shook hands with the familiarity... | |
 | James Thacher - 1827 - 506 lehte
...gracerblly, «aid, ' The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner.' To which the corqueror, returning a courtly salute, promptly replied, 'I shall...testimony, that it has not been through any fault of your Eicollency.' Major General Phillips then advanced, and he and General Gates saluted and shook hands... | |
 | James Stuart - 1833 - 928 lehte
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, said, ' The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner.' To which the conqueror, returning...with the familiarity of old acquaintances. The Baron Reidesdel and other -officers were introduced in their turn." General Gates showed great delicacy in... | |
 | James Stuart - 1833 - 552 lehte
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, said, ' The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner.' To which the conqueror, returning...has not been through any fault of your excellency.' Major- General Phillips then advanced, and he and General Gates saluted and shook hands, with the familiarity... | |
 | William Leete Stone - 1838 - 540 lehte
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, eaid— 'The fortune of war, General Gates, has-made me your prisoner ;' to which the conqueror, returning...has not been through any fault of your Excellency.'" should be a spectator of the humiliation of the British troops, nor offer the smallest insult to the... | |
 | William Leete Stone - 1838 - 568 lehte
...General Burgoync, raising his hat most gracefully, said — ' The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner ;' to which the conqueror, returning...— ' I shall always be ready to bear testimony that il has not been through any fault of your Excellency.' " should be a spectator of .the humiliation... | |
 | Charles Neilson - 1844 - 316 lehte
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat, most gracefully, said, " The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner ;" to which the conqueror, returning...has not been through any fault of your excellency." Major General Phillips then advanced, and he and General Gates saluted and shook hands with the familiarity... | |
 | John Frost - 1844 - 260 lehte
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, said, ' The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner ;' to which the conqueror, returning...has not been through any fault of your excellency.' " The thanks of Congress were voted to General Gates and his army ; and a medal of gold, in commemoration... | |
 | William Leete Stone - 1844 - 552 lehte
...Burgoynr, raisins, his hat nio?t gracefully, said — 'The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner ;' to which the conqueror, returning a courtly salute, promptly rrrfifd —'I shall always be, ready to hrnr testimony that it has not been through any fault ol' your... | |
 | John Frost - 1848 - 424 lehte
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, said, ' The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner;' to which the conqueror, returning...has not been through any fault of your excellency.'" The thanks of Congress were voted to General Gates and his army; and a medal of gold, in commemoration... | |
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The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner," to which the conqueror, returning a courtly salute, promptly replied, "I shall always be ready to bear testimony, that it has not been through any fault of your excellency. 
