 | Aaron Bancroft - 1853 - 466 trang
...only sufferers by this revolution, and retiring from the Held, grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and contempt ? Can you consent to wade through the vile...remnant of that life to charity, which has hitherto been s;ient in honour ? If you can — go — and carry with you the jest of lories and the scorn of whigs... | |
 | 1853 - 566 trang
...poverty, wretchedness and contempt ? Can jou consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and one the miserable remnant of that life to charity, which...honor? If you can — go ! and carry with you the scorn of Tories, the contempt of Whigs ; the ridicule, and what is worse, the pity, of the world !... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 1194 trang
...sufferers by this Revolution, and, retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and contempt? Can you consent to wade through the vile...the pity of the world ! Go, starve and be forgotten ! But if your spirits should revolt at this ; if you have sense enough to discover, and spirit sufficient... | |
 | 1855 - 1226 trang
...only sufferers by this revolution, and retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness and contempt ? Can you consent to wade through the vile...charity which has hitherto been spent in honor ? If yon can— go, and carry with you the jatt of Tories and tin tcorn of Whigs, the ridicule, and what... | |
 | George Washington - 1855 - 586 trang
...sufferers by this revolution, and, retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and contempt? Can you consent to wade through the vile...to charity, which has hitherto been spent in honor 1 If you can, go, and carry with you the jest of Tories, and the scorn of Whigs ; the ridicule, and... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1855 - 748 trang
...from the field, they are to grow old in poverty, ' wretchedness, and contempt ; if they are to wade 1 through the vile mire of dependency, and owe ' the...miserable remnant of that life to charity. ' which hitherto has been spent in honor, then shall ' I have learnt what ingratitude is; then shall I ' have... | |
 | 1855 - 624 trang
...submission to such injury and contumely, as exposing the high-spirited soldier to " the jest of lories and the scorn of whigs ; the ridicule, and, what is worse, the pity of the world." Finally, the writer called upon his fellow-soldiers, never to sheath their swords until they had obtained... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1856 - 520 trang
...remainder of the night in such scenes of revelry and riot that it was called simply the " Temple." tempt? Can you consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency,...charity which has hitherto been spent in honor ? If you can—go, and carry with you the jests of Tories and the scorn of Whigs, the ridicule, and what is... | |
 | 1856 - 654 trang
...if, retiring from the field, they are to grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and contempt; if tbcy are to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and owe the miserable remnant of that life to charity whic h baa hitherto been spent in honor, then shall I have learned what ingratitude is ; then shall... | |
 | Charles Wentworth Upham - 1856 - 406 trang
...old in poverty, wretchedness, and contempt ; if they are to wade through the vile mire of dependancy, and owe the miserable remnant of that life to charity, which has hitherto been spent in honor ;' then shall I have learned what ingratitude is ; then shall I have realized a tale, which will imbitter... | |
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Can you then consent to be the only sufferers by this revolution ; and, retiring from the field, grow old in poverty, wretchedness, and contempt ? Can you consent to wade through the vile mire of dependency, and owe the miserable remnant of that life... 
