 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
 | Jared Sparks - American loyalists - 1835 - 362 pages
...1780. " SlR, " Buoyed above the terror 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... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1835 - 358 pages
...honorable pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request 1 make to your excellency at this serious period, and...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... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 590 pages
...wrote as follows. MAJOR ANDRE TO GENERAL WASHINGTON. " Tappan, I October, 1780. — 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... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 580 pages
...as follows. / MAJOR ANDRE TO GENERAL WASHINGTON. " Tappan, 1 October, 1780. — 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... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Biography & Autobiography - 1835 - 386 pages
...renewed in a letter addressed to General Washington. " Tappan, 1 October, 1760. « 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... | |
 | Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 432 pages
...his execution, Major Andre wrote the following letter to Gen. Washington : — " Sir ; 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... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - United States - 1839 - 586 pages
...as follows. / MAJOR ANDRE TO GENERAL WASHINGTON. " Tappan, I October, 1780. — 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... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1841 - 834 pages
...soldier instead of being hanged. " Buoyed above the terror of death," wrote Andre" to Washington, " 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 tribunal to adapt the... | |
 | Westminster abbey - 1841 - 214 pages
...addressed to his Excellency the night previous to his execution, worded thus—" Sir, buoyed above the " terror of death, by the consciousness of a life devoted " to honourable purposes, and stained with no action " which can give me remorse, I trust that the request " which... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - England - 1842 - 294 pages
...addressed to his excellency the night previous to his execution, and worded thus : " Sir, buoyed above the terror of death by the consciousness of a life devoted to honourable purposes, and stained with no action which can give me remorse, I trust that the request which I make... | |
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