 | John Gorham Palfrey - 1840 - 468 sivua
...eminent clergyman printed a discourse, in which he expressed the "hope, that Providence had preserved him in so signal a manner for some important service to his country." * These were his words. The event fulfilled that hope, and caused its early expression to be a subject... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1840 - 256 sivua
...Braddock's defeat, has these remarkable words — " I beg leave to point the attention of the public to that heroic youth Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has preserved for some great service to this country ! !" But though the American writers have pretty unanimously... | |
 | Samuel Davies, Albert Barnes - 1841 - 594 sivua
...that God had 'diffused some sparks of martial fire through the country,'] I may point out," said he, " to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington,...Providence has hitherto preserved, in so signal a manner,/or some important service to his country." " The celebrated Patrick Henry," says Dr. Green,... | |
 | Joseph Pritts - 1841 - 550 sivua
...following note : " As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the Public that heroic youth, Col. Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has...preserved in so signal a manner for some important services to his country." If suggestions I have more than once heard from aged and intelligent persons... | |
 | 1844 - 504 sivua
...adds — " as a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Col. Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so great a manner for some important service to his country." On some other occasions he manifested his... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1845 - 250 sivua
...preached a month afterwards, by the Rev. Mr. Davies, of Virginia, we find mention made by the author of " that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot...manner, for some important service to his country." General Braddock was mortally wounded, and his few remaining soldiers then fled in every direction.... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1845 - 596 sivua
...prophetic. " As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Col. Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has...manner for some important service to his country." ' In consequence of the desperate state of affairs, Gov. Dinwiddie convened the Assembly on the 4th... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1846 - 644 sivua
...the preacher added ; " As a remarkable instance of this. Prediction ¥ - , • ^ , , ofhis future 1 may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel...manner for some important service to his country." This was but the echo of the general voice, and it is a proof of the high estimation in which the character... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1846 - 250 sivua
...preached a month afterwards, by the Rev. Mr. Davies, of Virginia, we find mention made by the author of " that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot...manner, for some important service to his country." General Braddock was mortally wounded, and his few remaining soldiers then fled in every direction.... | |
 | Obadiah Rich - 1846 - 530 sivua
...Philadelphia. 8vo. pp. 38. At pp. 12, speaks of " that heroic youth Colonel Washington, who I cannot hut hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal...manner, for some important service to his country." 25 A LETTER from a gentleman in London to his friend in Pennsylvania ; with a satire ; containing some... | |
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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. 
