I have tried to persuade her that her fears are ill founded ; but she will not be convinced. She received us in bed, with every circumstance that would interest our sympathy, and her sufferings were so eloquent, that I wished myself her brother, to have... The Life of Alexander Hamilton - Seite 273von John Church Hamilton - 1834 - 422 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Church Hamilton - 1879 - 646 Seiten
...left her in that situation. " This morning she is more composed. I paid her a visit, and endeavored to soothe her by every method in my power ; though...friendship. Could I forgive Arnold for sacrificing his honor, reputation, and duty, I could not forgive him for acting a part that must have forfeited the... | |
| Alexander Hamilton - 1886 - 678 Seiten
...unfortunate) for the guilt of her husband. I have tried to persuade her that her fears are ill-founded, but she will not be convinced. She received us in...friendship. Could I forgive Arnold for sacrificing his honor, reputation, and duty, I could not forgive him for acting a part that must have forfeited the... | |
| Ferdinand S. Bartram - 1888 - 234 Seiten
...(who is only unfortunate) for the guilt of her husband I have wished myself her brother, that I might have a right to become her defender ; as it is, I...friendship. Could I forgive Arnold for sacrificing his honor, reputation, and duty, I could not forgive him for acting a part that must have forfeited the... | |
| Alexander Hamilton - 1904 - 578 Seiten
...resentment of her country will fall upon her (who is only unfortunate) for the guilt of her husband. received us in bed, with every circumstance that would...friendship. Could I forgive Arnold for sacrificing his honor, reputation, and duty, I could not forgive him for acting a part that must have forfeited the... | |
| Alastair Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton - 1961 - 748 Seiten
...to be convinced. She received us in bed, with every circumstance that could interest our sympathy. Her sufferings were so eloquent that I wished myself...friendship. Could I forgive Arnold for sacrificing his honor reputation and duty I could not forgive him for acting a part that must have forfieted the esteem... | |
| Austin Sarat, Thomas R. Kearns - 1996 - 354 Seiten
...calculated and successful plan of evasion. Successful it was. Alexander Hamilton writes to his fiancée that "her sufferings were so eloquent, that I wished myself...brother, to have a right to become her defender." Hamilton to Elizabeth Schuyler, 25 September 1780, in Dawson, Papers, 92-93. Washington, against all... | |
| Arnold Rogow - 1999 - 374 Seiten
...occasioned by the imprudence of its father in a manner that would have pierced insensibility itself . . . Her sufferings were so eloquent that I wished myself her brother, to have a right to become her defender."42 Unfortunately, his reaction when he discovered that Peggy, at the least, had aided and... | |
| Robert A. FERGUSON, Robert A Ferguson - 2009 - 374 Seiten
...evasion. Successful it was. Hamilton, who was also present, wrote to his fiancee that Peggy Arnold's "sufferings were so eloquent, that I wished myself her brother, to have a right to become her defender."69 Washington, against all of the facts, allowed Arnold's sentimental narrative to stand... | |
| 1852 - 636 Seiten
...unfortunate) for the guilt of her husband. I have tried to persuade her that her fears are ill-fonnded, but she will not be convinced. She received us in...friendship. Could I forgive Arnold for sacrificing his honor, reputation, and duty, I could not forgive him for acting a part that must have forfeited the... | |
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