 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 578 pages
...are wanted. They will prove the destruction of the army, if they are not more attentive and diligent. Such a dearth of public spirit, and such want of virtue, such stock -jobbing, and fertility in all the low arts to obtain advantages of one kind or another, in this... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 pages
...place : " Such a dearth of public [spirit] " and want of virtue ; such stock -jobbing and fer" tility in all the low arts to obtain advantages of " one kind or another in this great change of " military management, I never saw before, and " pray God I may never be witness to again ! " * No wonder if at... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1847 - 588 pages
...are wanted. They will prove the destruction of the army, if they are not more attentive and diligent. Such a dearth of public spirit, and such want of virtue, such stock -jobbing, and fertility in all the low arts to obtain advantages of one kind or another, in this... | |
 | Richard Frothingham - Boston (Mass.) - 1851 - 460 pages
...presents a vivid picture of his trials. " Such a dearth of public (spirit) and want of virtue," he wrote, "such stock-jobbing and fertility in all the low arts, to obtain advantages of one kind and another, I never saw before, and pray God I never may be witness to again." ' Daring November a... | |
 | George Washington - 1852 - 172 pages
...destruction of the army if they are not more attentive and diligent. Such a dearth of publick spirit* and39 want of virtue, such stock-jobbing and fertility in...kind or another, in this great change of military arrangem*, I never saw before, and pray GodF I may never be witness to again. What will be the ultimat^s... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1852 - 254 pages
...page, Lord Mahon quotes the following as from Washington's letter to Reed of November 28th, 1775. " Such stock-jobbing and fertility in all the low arts...one kind or another in this great change of military management, I never saw before, and pray God I may never be witness to again." In these cases, to use... | |
 | George Washington - 1852 - 168 pages
...attentive and diligent. Such a dearth of publick spirit* ands0 want of virtue, such stock -jobbing and fertility in all the low arts to obtain advantages,...kind or another, in this great change of military arrangemt, I never saw before, and pray God?1 I may never be witness to again. What will be the ultimate1*... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1853 - 426 pages
...adoration to money than they do." And again, in another place : " Such a dearth of public [spirit] " and want of virtue ; such stock-jobbing and fertility...kind or " another in this great change of military management, " I never saw before, and pray God I may never be " witness to again ! " * No wonder if... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1853 - 410 pages
...again, in another place : " Such a dearth of public [spirit] " and want of virtue ; such stock -jobbing and fertility in " all the low arts to obtain advantages...kind or ." another in this great change of military management, " I never saw before, and pray God I may never be " witness to again ! " * No wonder if... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1854 - 424 pages
...adoration to money than they 'do." And again, in another place: "Such a dearth of 'public [spirit] and want of virtue; such stock-jobbing and 'fertility...'kind or another in this great change of military manage'ment, I never saw before, and pray God I may never DC "witness to again ! " * • Letters to... | |
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In a letter to Reed he disburdened his heart more completely. " Such dearth of public spirit, and such want of virtue ; such stock-jobbing, and fertility in all the low arts to obtain advantage of one kind or another in this great change of military arrangement,... 
