 | History - 1817 - 514 pages
...pronounced on the 20th of January, 1779. It condemned him to be reprimanded by the commander in chief. Congress ratified it, and Washington, having caused...is the chastest of all. Even the shadow of a fault tar*' nishes the lustre of our finest achievements. The least inad" vertence may rob us of the public... | |
 | Robert Walsh - Europe - 1817 - 508 pages
...pronounced on the 20th of January, 1779. It condemned him to be reprimanded by the commander in chief. Congress ratified it, and Washington, having caused...the culprit to appear before him, performed the task widi the considerate delicacy which he thought due to so distinguished an officer. " Our profession,"... | |
 | 1820 - 746 pages
...pronounced on the 20th of January, 1719. It condemned him to be reprimanded by the commander-m-chief. Congress ratified it, and Washington, having caused...with the considerate delicacy which he thought due to во distinguished an officer. " Our profession," said he, «• is the chastest of all. Even the shadow... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1820 - 748 pages
...pronounced on the 20th of January, 177'J- It condemned him to be reprimanded by the commandtr-in-chief. Congress ratified it, and Washington, having caused...with the considerate delicacy which he thought due lo so distinguished an officer. " Our profession," said he, " is the chastest of all. Even the shadow... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1879 - 634 pages
...condemned, January 20, 1779, to be reprimanded by the commander-in-chieC Congress ratified the sentence, and Washington, having caused the culprit to appear...which he thought due to so distinguished an officer. Arnold, however, quitted the army, and, thenceforth, nourished an implacable hatred towards the cause... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1829 - 638 pages
...condemned, January 80, 1779, to be reprimanded by the command,er-in-chief. Congress ratified the sentence, and Washington, having caused the culprit to appear...delicacy which he thought due to so distinguished on officer. Arnold, however, quitted the army, and, thenceforth, nourished an implacable hatred towards... | |
 | Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford - Art - 1836 - 496 pages
...condemned, January '¿0, 1779, to be reprimanded by the commander-inchief. Congress ratified the sentence and Washington, having caused the culprit to appear...which he thought due to so distinguished an officer. Arnold, however, quitted the army, and, thenceforth, nourished an implacable hatred towards the cause... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1841 - 956 pages
...to be reprimanded by the commander-in' biif. Congress ratified the sentence and Washington, laving caused the culprit to appear before him, performed...which he thought due to so distinguished an officer. Arnold, however, quitted the army, and, thenceforth, nourished an implacable hatred towards the cause... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1852 - 948 pages
...Arnold was brought before him," says M. de Marbois, " he kindly addressed him, saying, ' Omr profession is the chastest of all. Even the shadow of a fault tarnishes the luster of our finest achievements. The least inadvertence may rob us of the public favor, so hard to... | |
 | W. O. Blake - Biography - 1856 - 1016 pages
...condemned, January 20, 1779, to be reprimanded by the commander-in-chief. Congress ratified the sentence, and Washington, having caused the culprit to appear...which he thought due to so distinguished an officer. Arnold, however, quitted the army, and, thenceforth, nourished an implacable hatred towards the cause... | |
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Our profession is the chastest of all : even the shadow of a fault tarnishes the lustre of our finest achievements. 
