| Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 552 páginas
...plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in a re-adjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against an...circumstance, every consideration, was maturely weighed ; 235 refraining if he saw a doubt, but, when once decided, going through with his purpose, whatever... | |
| 1830 - 592 páginas
...plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in a readjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against an...and York. He was incapable of fear, meeting personal danger^ with the calmest unconcern. Perhaps the strongest feature in his character was prudence, never... | |
| B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 982 páginas
...plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in a readjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against an...and York. He was incapable of fear, meeting personal danger with the calmest unconcern. Perhaps the strongest feature in his character was prudence, never... | |
| Stephen Simpson - 1833 - 408 páginas
...plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in a readjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against an...when once decided, going through with his purpose Q2 ever obstacles opposed. His integrity was moat pure; his justice the most inflexible I have ever... | |
| 1838 - 556 páginas
...sudden circumstances, he was slow in a readjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed »n the field, and rarely against an enemy in station,...consideration, was maturely weighed ; refraining, if lie saw a doubt, but when once decided, going through with his purpose, whatever obstacles opposed.... | |
| 1838 - 564 páginas
...plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, ho was slow in a readjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against an...the strongest feature in his character was prudence, pever acting until every circumstance, every consideration, was maturely weighed ; refraining if he... | |
| Samuel Niles Sweet - 1846 - 372 páginas
...plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in re-adjustment. The consequences were, that he often failed in the field ; and rarely against...circumstance, every consideration, was maturely weighed j refraining, if he saw a doubt ; but when once decided, going through with his purpose, whatever obstacles... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 650 páginas
...plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, ho wss slow in a re-adjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against an enemy in station, as at Boston and York. He was incapab!* of fear, meeting personal dangers with the calmest unconcern. Perhaps the strongest feature... | |
| Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1856 - 704 páginas
...was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in a re-adjustment ..The consequence was, thnt he often failed in the field, and rarely against an enemy in station, as nt Boston and York. He was incapable of fear, meeting peri sonnl clangers with the calmest unconcern.... | |
| Alexander Johnston, James Gallatin, William Penn, William Bradford Reed, Charles John Biddle - 1858 - 460 páginas
...traits of which — so marked as to have escaped no observer — is thus described by Mr. Jefferson : " Perhaps the strongest feature in his character was...when, once decided, going through with his purpose, whateverobstacles interposed Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from... | |
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