 | William Leete Stone - Indians of North America - 1838 - 568 pages
...borrow his own expressive language in the private letter to his brother cited in a preceding note, " You can form no idea of the perplexity of " my situation....difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them." Nevertheless, the last sun of that year did not sink behind so deep a cloud of gloom as had been anticipated.... | |
 | William Leete Stone - Indians of North America - 1838 - 540 pages
...borrow his own expressive language in the private letter to his brother cited in a preceding note, " You can form no idea of the perplexity of " my situation....difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them." Nevertheless, the last sun of that year did not sink behind so deep a cloud of gloom as had been anticipated.... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Generals - 1848 - 394 pages
...is not strained to recruit the new army with all possible expedition, I think the game is nearly up. You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man ever had a greater choice of difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them. But under... | |
 | William Leete Stone - Indians of North America - 1851 - 546 pages
...borrow his own expressive language in the private letter to his brother cited in a preceding note, " You can form no idea of the perplexity of " my situation....difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them." Nevertheless, the last sun of that year did not sink behind so deep a cloud of gloom as had been anticipated.... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1854 - 616 pages
...disaffected part of the province, and, between you and me, I think our affairs arc in a very bad condition. " You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation....extricate himself from them. However, under a full conviction of the justice of our cause, I can not entertain an idea that it will finally sink, though... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1855 - 714 pages
...disaffected part of the province, and, between you and me, I think our affairs arc in a very bad condition. " You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation....extricate himself from them. However, under a full conviction of the justice of our cause, 1 can not entertain an idea that it will finally sink, though... | |
 | Washington Irving - Biography & Autobiography - 1855 - 606 pages
...strained to recruit the army with all possible expedition, I think the game is pretty nearly up. * * * * You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man, I believe, ever had a greater choice of evils, and less means to extricate himself from them. However, under a full persuasion of the justice... | |
 | E. Cecil - Presidents - 1859 - 292 pages
...not strained to recruit the army with all possible expedition, I think the game is pretty nearly up You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man, I believe, ever had a greater choice of evils, and less means to extricate himself from them." He was not ready, however, to give up "the game"... | |
 | Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer - Constitutional history - 1872 - 516 pages
...unsuccessful. General Washington, in a letter to his brother of November 19, 1776, says: "You can form an idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man I believe...difficulties, and less means to extricate himself from them." Nevertheless Carleton, after occupying Crown Point, returned to Canada without attempting anything... | |
 | Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer - Constitutional history - 1872 - 528 pages
...unsuccessful. General Washington, in a letter to his brother of November 19, 1776, says: "You can form an idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man I believe...difficulties, and less means to extricate himself fro:n them." Nevertheless Carleton, after occupying Crown Point, returned to Canada without attempting... | |
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No man I believe ever had a greater choice of evils and less means to extricate himself from them. However, under a full persuasion of the justice of our cause, I cannot entertain an idea that it will finally sink, though it may remain for some time under... 
