 permission to attend her husband. Though I was ready to believe (for I had experienced) that patience and fortitude in a supreme degree were to be found, as well as every other virtue, under the most tender forms, I was astonished at this proposal. After...  Three Years in North America - Page 212by James Stuart - 1833 - 544 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1780 - 740 pages
...hufband. Though I was ready to believe (for I had experienced) that patience and fortitude, in a fupreme degree, were to be found, as well as every other virtue, under the moft tender forms, I was altoniflied at this propofal. After fo long art agitation of the Ipirits,... | |
 | rev. William Betham - 1802 - 488 pages
...experienced) that patience and fortitude, in a superior degree, were to be found, as well as every virtue, under the most tender forms, I was astonished...long an agitation of the spirits, exhausted not only by want of rest, but absolutely want of food, drenched in rains for twelve hours together, that a woman... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 254 pages
...requesting Gen. Gates's permission to attend her husband. 15. Tho" I \v*.s ready to believe, for 1 had experienced, that patience and fortitude, in a supreme...degree, were to be found, as well as every other virtue, ui,der the most tender forms, I >vas astonished at this proposal. 16. After so long an agitation of... | |
 | Mercy Otis Warren - Authors and publishers - 1805 - 434 pages
...felectcd, obferves, " that though he had expe" rienced, that patience and fortitude in a fu" preme degree, were to be found, as well as " every other virtue, under the moft tender " forms, he was aftonifhed at this propofal. " After fo long an expofure and agitation... | |
 | Flowers of literature - 1807 - 626 pages
...permission to attend her wounded husband, General Burgoyne was astonished at the proposal. That a woman after so long an agitation of the spirits, exhausted, not only for want •of rest, but absolutely for want of food, drenched in _rain for twelve hours together, should be capable of delivering herself... | |
 | 1812 - 426 pages
...that paticnee and fortitude, in a supreme degrce, were to be found, as well as every other virtuc, under the most tender forms, I was astonished at this proposal. After so long an agitation of spirits, exhausted not only for want of rest, but absolutely want of food, drenehed in rains for twelve... | |
 | 1813 - 662 pages
...requesting General (jates s permission to attend " her husband. " Though I was ready to believe (for I had experienced) that " patience and fortitude, in a supreme degree, were to be found, " as well as every virtue, under the most tender forms, I was asto" nished at this proposal. After so long an ngitation... | |
 | Noah Webster - Elocution - 1814 - 240 pages
...requesting Gen. Gates' permission to attend her husband. 15. Though I was ready to believe, for I had experienced, that patience and fortitude, in a supreme...most tender forms, I was astonished at this proposal. 16. After so long an agitation of the spirits, exhausted not only for want of rest, but want of food... | |
 | 1814 - 580 pages
...her husband. " ' '1 hough I was ready to believe (for I had experienced) that patience and ibrtitude, in a supreme degree, were to be found, as well as every virtue, under the most tender forms, I was astonished at this proposal. After so long an agitation... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...requesting General Gates's permission to attend her husband. " Though I was ready to believe, (fop t, had experienced) that patience and fortitude, in a supreme...astonished at this proposal. After so long an agitation, exhausted not only for want of rest, but absolutely want of food, drenched in rain for twelve hours... | |
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