 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...easier and less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room, by a good fire side, than to occupy a cold bleak hill, and sleep under...I feel superabundantly for them, and from my soul, pity those miseries which it is not in my power either to relieve or to prevent." All these efforts... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...circumjacent country from their depredations." .He assured the complainers " that it was much easier to draw up remonstrances in a comfortable room, by...under frost and snow without clothes or blankets." To the other vexations which crowded upon general Washington at the close of the campaign of 1777,... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...easier and less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room, by a good fire side, than to occupy a cold bleak hill, and sleep under...I feel superabundantly for them, and from my soul pity those miseries which it is not in my power either to relieve or to prevent." All these efforts... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1811 - 522 pages
...complaincrs, " that it Was much easier to draw up remonstrances in a comfortable room by a good fire side, than to occupy a cold bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets." To the other vexations which crowded on Gen. Washington at the close of the campaign of 1777, was added... | |
 | Presidents - 1829 - 290 pages
...suffering troops, and he said, " It is much easier to censure by a good fire side, in a comfortable room, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without either clothes or blankets." Restless, busy bodies, raised a report that he was wearied of his situation,... | |
 | 1832 - 564 pages
...business. I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier and less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room, by a good fire-side,...I feel superabundantly for them, and from my soul pity those miseries which it is not in my power either to relieve or to prevent." The representations... | |
 | James Herring, James Barton Longacre - Portrait prints - 1834 - 396 pages
...demonstration. " I can assure those gentlemen," said he, " that it is much easier and less distressing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room, by a good fireside,...I feel superabundantly for them, and from my soul pity those miseries which it is not in my power either to relieve or prevent." The exertions which... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - 1834 - 456 pages
...1778. t "I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier and less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room, by a good fire-side, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleop under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However, although they seem to have little... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1836 - 534 pages
...business. I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier and less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room, by a good fire-side,...I feel superabundantly for them, and from my soul pity those miseries which it is not in my power either to relieve or to prevent." The representations... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1837 - 644 pages
...business. I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier and less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room by a good fireside,...miseries, which it is neither in my power to relieve nor prevent." After the immediate wants of the army in camp were provided for, he next employed his... | |
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I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier and less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room by a good fireside, than to occupy a cold bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. 
