I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier and less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room by a good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. The Life of Alexander Hamilton - Seite 153von John Church Hamilton - 1834 - 422 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| James D. McCabe - 1874 - 972 Seiten
...going into winter quarters as much as if they thought the soldiers were made of stocks and stones. I can assure those gentlemen that it is a much easier...comfortable room by a good fireside than to occupy a 33 513 cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow without clothes or blankets. However, although... | |
| GEORGE BANCROFT. - 1875 - 518 Seiten
...the going into winter-quarters as much as if they thought the soldiers were made of stocks or stones. I can assure those gentlemen that it is a much easier...less distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a CHAP, comfortable room by a good fireside, than to occupy V^-Y — ' a cold, bleak hill, and sleep... | |
| 1875 - 780 Seiten
...He assures croaking and opposing factions and officers that it is much easier, and less distressing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room by a good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. Amid such harassing cares and trials he devoutly... | |
| Washington Irving - 1876 - 766 Seiten
...city of Philadelphia, and to cover from depredation and waste the States of Pennsylvania and Jersey I can assure those gentlemen that it is a much easier...good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clot-lies or blankets. However, although they seem to have little... | |
| George Bancroft - 1876 - 676 Seiten
...the going into winter-quarters as much as if they thought the soldiers were made of stocks or stones. I can assure those gentlemen that it is a much easier...good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow without clothes or blankets. However, although they seem to have little... | |
| 1919 - 418 Seiten
...these States from the invasion of an enemy, so easy and practicable a business." Now listen to this : "I can assure those gentlemen, that it is a much easier...good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However, although they seem to have little... | |
| Benson John Lossing - 1877 - 660 Seiten
...Gentlemen reprobate the going into winter-quarters as if they thought the soldiers were stocks and stones. I can assure those gentlemen that it is a much easier and less OUR COUNTRY. BOOK IV. distressing thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room by a good fireside,... | |
| George Bancroft - 1878 - 676 Seiten
...the going into winter-quarters as much as if they thought the soldiers were made of stocks or stones. I can assure those gentlemen that it is a much easier...good fireside, than to occupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow without clothes or blankets. However, although they seem to have little... | |
| John Church Hamilton - 1879 - 634 Seiten
...to sit up all night by fires instead of taking comfortable rest in a natural way. I can assure these gentlemen, that it is a much easier and less distressing...good fireside, than to occupy a cold bleak hill, and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However, although they seem to have little... | |
| Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1906 - 408 Seiten
...the going into winter quarters as much as if they thought the soldiers were made of sticks or stones. I can assure those gentlemen that it is a much easier...thing to draw remonstrances in a comfortable room, than to .occupy a cold, bleak hill and sleep under frost and snow, without clothes or blankets. However,... | |
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