 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 1384 Seiten
...but will admit of but little time for deliberation. At present, I dare say the enemy mean to preserve it if they can. If Congress, therefore, should resolve...resolution should be a profound secret, as the knowledge will make a capital change in their plans." Colonel Reed, writing on the same day to his wife, says,... | |
 | 1856 - 504 Seiten
...but will admit of but little time for deliberation At present, I dare say the enemy mean to preserve it if they can. If Congress, therefore, should resolve...resolution should be a profound secret, as the knowledge will make a capital change in their plans." The town spoken of in the foregoing passage is New York.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1855 - 554 Seiten
...but will admit of but little time for deliberation. At present, I dare say the enemy mean to preserve it if they can. If Congress, therefore, should resolve...resolution should be a profound secret, as the knowledge will make a capital change in their plans." Colonel Reed, writing on the same day to his wife, says,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 512 Seiten
...but will admit of but little time for deliberation. At present, I dare say the enemy mean to preserve it if they can. If Congress, therefore, should resolve...resolution should be a profound secret, as the knowledge will make a capital change in their plans." Colonel Reed, writing on the same day to his wife, says,... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1860 - 872 Seiten
...much property would be destroyed, on the other... At present, I dare say the enemy mean to preserve it, if they can. If Congress, therefore, should resolve...of it will make a capital change in their plans." It was indeed an important, yet not a novel question. It had been mooted more than a month before ;||... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1870 - 598 Seiten
...but will admit of but little time for deliberation. At present, I dare say the enemy mean to preserve it if they can. If Congress, therefore, should resolve upon the destruction of it, the ressolution should be a profound secret, as the knowledge will make a capital change in their plans."... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1876 - 766 Seiten
...but will admit of but little time for deliberation. At present I daresay the enemy mean to preserve it if they can. If Congress, therefore, should resolve...upon the destruction of it, the resolution should be л profound secret, as the knowledge will make a capital change in their plans." On the night of Monday... | |
 | Thomas Jones - 1879 - 854 Seiten
...therefore, should resolve on the destruction of it, the resolution should be a profound secret, or the knowledge of it will make a capital change in their plans. "* The very next day, September 3d, President Hancock wrote him, that Congress, on considering his... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1882 - 638 Seiten
...much property would be destroyed on the other. ... At present I daresay the enemy mean to preserve it if they can. If Congress, therefore, should resolve...knowledge of it will make a capital change in their plans.'1 Such a suggestion, emanating from such a man, furnishes a remarkable comment upon the indignation... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 986 Seiten
...but will admit of but little time for deliberation. At present, I dare say the enemy mean to preserve it if they can. If Congress, therefore, should resolve...resolution should be a profound secret, as the knowledge will make a capital change in their plans." Colonel Reed, writing on the same day to his wife, says,... | |
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... for the enemy ? They would derive great conveniences from it, on the one hand, and much property would be destroyed on the other. It is an important question, but will admit of but little time for deliberation. At present, I dare say the enemy mean... 
