 | Aaron Bancroft - Presidents - 1858 - 468 pages
...Governour, he thus pamts the situation of the inhabitants and the troops. " I see their situation, I know their danger, and participate their sufferings,...destruction in so clear a light, that, unless vigorous measurea are taken by the Assembly, and speedy assistance sent from below, the poor inhabitants, now... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1859 - 498 pages
...language to attempt a description of these people's distresses. But what can I do ? I see their situation; I know their danger, and participate their sufferings,...give them further relief than uncertain promises." " The supplicating tears of the women, and moving petitions of the men, melt me into such deadly sorrow,... | |
 | E. Cecil - Presidents - 1859 - 292 pages
...language to attempt a description of these people's distresses. But what can I do ? I see their situation, I know their danger, and participate their sufferings,...to give them further relief than uncertain promises The supplicating tears of the women, and moving petitions of the men, melt me into such deadly sorrow,... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1859 - 528 pages
...sensible of wrongs and swelling for redress. I see their situation, know their danger, and participate in their sufferings, without having it in my power to...give them further relief than uncertain promises." These things, together with the unmerited abuse heaped upon the officers, and thus, indirectly upon... | |
 | HON. J. Y. HEADLEY - 1860 - 502 pages
...sensible of wrongs and swelling for redress. I see their situation, know their danger, and participate in their sufferings, without having it in my power to...give them further relief than uncertain promises." These things, together with the unmerited abuse heaped upon the officers, and thus, indirectly upon... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1860 - 558 pages
...sensible of wrongs .and swelling for redress. I see their situation, know their danger, and participate in their sufferings, without having it in my power to...give them further relief than uncertain promises." These things, together with the unmerited abuse heaped upon the officers, and thus, indirectly upon... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1860 - 492 pages
...language to attempt a description of these people's distresses. But what can I do ? I see their situation; I know their danger, and participate their sufferings, without having it in ray power to give them further relief than uncertain promises." " The supplicating tears of the women,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 986 pages
...to attempt a description of these people's distresses. But what can I do ? I see their situation ; I know their danger, and participate their sufferings,...give them further relief than uncertain promises." — " The supplicating tears of the women, and moving petitions of the men, melt me into such deadly... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - Acadia - 1882 - 400 pages
...description of these people's distresses. But what can I do ? I know their danger, and participate in their sufferings, without having it in my power to give them further relief than uncertain promises. The supplicating tears of the women and moving petitions of the men melt me into such deadly sorrow,... | |
 | Francis Parkman - Canada - 1884 - 548 pages
...wrote in April, " may see to what unhappy straits the distressed inhabitants and myself are reduced. I see inevitable destruction in so clear a light,...speedy assistance sent from below, the poor inhabitants that are now in forts must unavoidably fall, while the remainder are flying before the barbarous foe.... | |
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I see their situation, know their danger, and participate their sufferings, without having it in my power to give them further relief, than uncertain promises. In short, I see inevitable destruction in so clear a light, that, unless vigorous measures... 
