| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1860 - 802 pages
...perhaps at this moment the northern army (Burgoyne's) may be a total loss You may swell every expense, and every effort, still more extravagantly ; pile...and sends his subjects to the shambles of a foreign power ; your efforts are forever vain and impotent ; doubly so from this mercenary aid on which you... | |
| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1860 - 802 pages
...moment the northern army (Burgoyne's) may be a total loss You may swell every expense, and every eflort, g, the honors of which were done with so much grace...tears, and said, with a deep sigh, ' Indeed, this ie power ; your efforts are forever vain and impotent ; doubly so from this mercenary aid on which you... | |
| Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1860 - 872 pages
...leaned upon his crutches and poured forth a torrent of eloquent invective and denunciation. " You may pile and accumulate every assistance you can buy or...and sends his subjects to the shambles of a foreign power ; your efforts are for ever vain and impotent ; doubly so from this mercenary aid on which you... | |
| Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1860 - 528 pages
...lines. ... As to conquest, therefore, my lords, I repeat, it is impossible. You may swell every expense and every effort still more extravagantly ; pile and...can buy or borrow ; traffic and barter with every pitiful little German prince that sells and sends his subjects to the shambles of a foreign prince... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 530 pages
...therefore, my Lords, I repeat, it is impossible. You may swell every expense and every effort still more 5 extravagantly ; pile and accumulate every assistance...and sends his subjects to the shambles of a foreign despot ; your efforts are forevei vain and impotent — doubly so from this mercenary aid on 10 which... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 696 pages
...are not finally repealed. You may swell every expence, and every effort, still more extra va gantly pile and accumulate every assistance you can buy or borrow ; traffic and harter with every little pitiful German prince , that sells and sends his subjects to the shambles... | |
| Orator - 1864 - 186 pages
...since. As to conquest, therefore, my lords, I repeat, it is impossible. You may swell every expense, and every effort, still more extravagantly; pile and...sells and sends his subjects to the shambles of a foriegn prince ; your efforts are for ever vain and impotent : doubly so from this mercenary aid on... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1865 - 662 pages
...every expense and every effort still more extravagantly ; pile and accumulate every assistance that you can buy or borrow ; traffic and barter with every...foreign prince ; your efforts are for ever vain and impotent — doubly so from this mercenary aid on which yon rely ; for it irritates to an incurable... | |
| George Bancroft - United States - 1866 - 524 pages
...conquer America. In three campaigns we have done nothing and suffered much. You may swell every expense, accumulate every assistance you can buy or borrow,...the shambles of a foreign prince ; your efforts are forever vain and impotent, doubly so from this mercenary aid on which you rely, for it irritates to... | |
| George Bancroft - 1866 - 520 pages
...conquer America. In three campaigns we have done nothing and suffered much. You may swell every expense, accumulate every assistance you can buy or borrow,...the shambles of a foreign prince ; your efforts are forever vain and impotent, doubly so from this mercenary aid on which you rely, for it irritates to... | |
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