 SIR; Buoyed above the terror of death, by the consciousness of a life devoted to honorable pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your Excellency at this serious period, and which is to soften...  Cobbett's Political Register - Page 871edited by - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Robert Walsh - Europe - 1817 - 514 pages
...disgrace of the halter, he wrote the following letler to Washington. " Tappan, October 1. " Buoyed above the terror of death, by the consciousness of a life...excellency at this serious period, and which is to soften im last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your excellency... | |
 | Robert Walsh - Europe - 1817 - 508 pages
...disgrace of the halter, he wrote the following letler to Washington. " Tappan, October 1. " Buoyed above the terror of death, by the consciousness of a life...excellency at this serious period, and which is to sotten my last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your excellency... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1820 - 748 pages
...of the halter, he wrote the following letter to Washington : — " Tappan, October 1. " Buoyed above the terror of death, by the consciousness of a life...is to soften my last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the... | |
 | Europe - 1820 - 742 pages
...the halter, he wrote the following letter to Washington : — «' Tappan, October 1. " Buoyed above the terror of death, by the consciousness of a life...is to soften my last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1820 - 748 pages
...the halter, he wrote the following letter to Washington : — •' Tappan, October 1. " Buoyed above the terror of death* by the consciousness of a life...pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me rei morse, I trust that the request I make to your excellency at this serious period, and which is... | |
 | 1820 - 746 pages
...of the halter, he wrote the following letter to Washington : — " Tappan, October 1. " Buoyed above the terror of death, by the consciousness of a life...pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me re« morse, I trust that the request I make to your excellency at this serious period, and which is... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1821 - 792 pages
...humble servant, B. ARNOLD. Hit Lrrrllrncv On. WalMngton. No. 24. SIR, TW>«, Oct.\, ITIW. BUOYED above the terror of death, by the consciousness of a life...is to soften my last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier will sorely induce your Excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the... | |
 | Paul Allen - United States - 1822 - 540 pages
...feelings of Washington, in a letter dated the day before his execution. " Buoyed above the terrour of death, by the consciousness of a life devoted to honourable pursuits, stained with no action thai can give me remorse, 1 trust that the request I make to your Excellency... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1824 - 434 pages
...that he might be shot, rather than die on a gibbet. " Buoyed above the terrour of death," said he, " by the consciousness of a life devoted to honourable...is to soften my last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your excellency, and a military friend, to adapt the... | |
 | James Thacher - United States - 1823 - 686 pages
...17SO. « SIR, " Buoyed above the terrors of death, by the consciousness of a life devoted to honorable pursuits, and stained with no action that can give...is to soften my last moments, will not be rejected. Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your Excellency, and a military tribunal, to adapt the... | |
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