Download book The New-York Mirror, and Ladies' Literary Gazette Volume 1
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The New-York Mirror, and Ladies' Literary Gazette Volume 1 by Books Group
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Author: Books Group
Page Count: 364 pages
Published Date: 01 Mar 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Format: PDF
ISBN: 9781130886443
File size: 37 Mb
Download Link: The New-York Mirror, and Ladies' Literary Gazette Volume 1
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1823 Excerpt: ... strain her to his heart, but he bent over her, as she" hung in fondness on his neck, and prayed that the God in whose presence he soon expected to stand, would be her comforter. The troops were only waiting for the word of command, and the officer, whose duty it was to give it, stopped for a moment, and urged the heroic woman to retire. "No," she exclaimed, "no, we have met, never to be sundered. Thus I shield "with my own bosom, a heart dearer to me than life; and the bullet that reaches him, shall spend its force upon me." At this moment, the commander in chief rode up to the fatal spot. The troops presented their muskets, as their customary salutation, and Washington thus harrangued them: --"Fellow-soldiers, you see before you a fatal consequence of indecision. The man, whose life you are prepared to take, but a few weeks since, stood high in our estimation; we thought him brave, magnanimous, and patriotic. By untoward fortune, he fell into the hands of the enemy. That enemy, by arts which it required uncommon virtue to withstand, have induced him to abandon the sacred cause of freedom. But heaven, who frowns upon treason, has given him to our vengeance. He has been tried by an impartial court, and found guilty; but, fellow-soldiers, behold that scene--see that heroic woman, regardless of every thing but the peril of the man she loves; clinging to his bosom, resolving to save him, or share his fate." "Fellow-soldiers, will the blood of this individual avail us aught? Shall we drive that heroic and amiable woman into despair and suicide? You who have wives tell me, shall Leslie die?" He paused, and the troops with one voice exclaimed "No!" The general continued--"Fellow-soldiers, you have ex...
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The New-York Mirror, and Ladies' Literary Gazette Volume 1 by Books Group
Author: Books Group
Page Count: 364 pages
Published Date: 01 Mar 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Format: PDF
ISBN: 9781130886443
File size: 37 Mb
Download Link: The New-York Mirror, and Ladies' Literary Gazette Volume 1
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1823 Excerpt: ... strain her to his heart, but he bent over her, as she" hung in fondness on his neck, and prayed that the God in whose presence he soon expected to stand, would be her comforter. The troops were only waiting for the word of command, and the officer, whose duty it was to give it, stopped for a moment, and urged the heroic woman to retire. "No," she exclaimed, "no, we have met, never to be sundered. Thus I shield "with my own bosom, a heart dearer to me than life; and the bullet that reaches him, shall spend its force upon me." At this moment, the commander in chief rode up to the fatal spot. The troops presented their muskets, as their customary salutation, and Washington thus harrangued them: --"Fellow-soldiers, you see before you a fatal consequence of indecision. The man, whose life you are prepared to take, but a few weeks since, stood high in our estimation; we thought him brave, magnanimous, and patriotic. By untoward fortune, he fell into the hands of the enemy. That enemy, by arts which it required uncommon virtue to withstand, have induced him to abandon the sacred cause of freedom. But heaven, who frowns upon treason, has given him to our vengeance. He has been tried by an impartial court, and found guilty; but, fellow-soldiers, behold that scene--see that heroic woman, regardless of every thing but the peril of the man she loves; clinging to his bosom, resolving to save him, or share his fate." "Fellow-soldiers, will the blood of this individual avail us aught? Shall we drive that heroic and amiable woman into despair and suicide? You who have wives tell me, shall Leslie die?" He paused, and the troops with one voice exclaimed "No!" The general continued--"Fellow-soldiers, you have ex...
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