 | John Marshall - 1805 - 666 páginas
...when we do gain any little advantage we imagine it decisive, and expect the war immediately to end. The history of the war is a history of false hopes and temporary expedients. Would to God they were to end here! this winter, if I am not mistaken, will open a still... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 páginas
...to continue so. We have no magazines, nor money to form them. We have lived upon expedients, until we can live no longer. In a word, the history of the...temporary devices, instead of system and economy. It is in vain, however to look back, nor is it our business to do so. Our case is not desperate, if... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1807 - 486 páginas
...likely to continue so. We have no magazines, nor money to form them. We have lived upon expedients until we can live no longer. In a word, the history of the...hopes and temporary devices, instead of system and ceeonomy. It is in vain, however, to look back, nor is it our business to do so. Our case is not desperate,... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 páginas
...likely to continue so. We have no magazines, nor money to form them. We have lived upon expedients until we can live no longer. In a word, the history of the...temporary devices, instead of system and economy. It is in vain, however, to look 1780.] LI£E OF wAsmtfGTOs. 253 buck, nor is it our business to do... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 páginas
...no magazines, nor money to form them. We have lived upon expedients until we can live no longerlua word, the history of the war is a history of false...temporary devices, instead of system and economy. It is in vain, however, to look back, nor is it our business to do so. Our case is not desperate, if... | |
 | Henry Lee - 1812 - 444 páginas
...lived upon expedients till we can live no longer; and it may truly be said, that the history of this war is a history of false hopes and temporary devices instead, of system, — and economy, which results from it. If we mean to continue our struggles (and it is to be hoped we shall not relinquish... | |
 | Alexander Garden - 1822 - 762 páginas
...lived upon expedients till we can live no longer ; and it may truly be said, that the history of this war, is a history of false hopes and temporary devices, instead of system and oeconomy, which results from it." All business was, in consequence, suspended in Congress, and dismay... | |
 | American - 1824 - 146 páginas
...have no magazines nor money to form them. We have lived upon expedients until we can live no longer. The history of the war is a history of false hopes...temporary devices, instead of system and economy. To suppose that this great revolution can be accomplished by a temporary army, that this army will... | |
 | Henry Lee - 1827 - 486 páginas
...lived upon expedients till we can live no longer; and it may tiuly be said, that the history of this war is a history of false hopes and temporary devices instead of system, — and economy, which results from it. if we mean to continue nur'struggles (and it is to be hoped we shall not relinquish... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1828 - 436 páginas
...likely to continue so; we have no magazines nor money to form them. We have lived upon expedients until we can live no longer. In a word, the history of the...temporary devices, instead of system and economy. If it were- necessary, it could be easily proved to any person of moderate understanding, that an annual... | |
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In a word, the history of the war is a history of false hopes, and temporary devices, instead of system and economy. 
