 Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote myself to the service of my native State, in whose behalf alone will I ever again draw my sword.  A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee - 第 35 頁John Esten Cooke 著 - 1871 - 577 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
 | William Parker Snow - 1866 - 576 頁
...placed there shall fail." MAJOR-GENERAL LEE. — " Mr. President and gentlemen of the Convention : Profoundly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion, for which I must say I was not prepared, I acceptthe position assigned me by your partiality. I would have much preferred, had your choice fallen... | |
 | William Parker Snow - 1867 - 598 頁
...was placed there shall fail." MAJOE-GENEEAL LEE. — " Mr. President and gentlemen of the Convention: Profoundly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion,...Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and tho aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote myself to the service of my native State, in whose behalf alone,... | |
 | James D. McCabe - 1866 - 752 頁
...them. To this address General Lee replied : — "Mr. President and gentlemen of the Convention: — Profoundly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion,...me by your partiality. I would have much preferred your choice had fallen upon an abler man. Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1868 - 804 頁
...reply was singularly solemn and beautiful. He said : " Mr. President and gentlemen of the Convention : Profoundly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion,...me by your partiality. I would have much preferred, hud your choice fallen upon an abler man. Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1869 - 550 頁
...accepted the sword which the Convention of Virginia placed in his hand, he said, with memorable solemnity: "Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience,...devote myself to the service of my native State, in lohose behalf alone will I ever again draw the sword." The person of the commander-in-chief of Virginia... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1869 - 558 頁
...accepted the sword which the Convention of Virginia placed in his hand, he said, with memorable solemnity: "Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience, and the aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote ^nyself to the service of my native State, in whose lehalf alone will I ever again draw the sword."... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1871 - 870 頁
...could not have spoken more appropriately.. He said: u Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention : Profoundly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion,...and the aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote myself tc the- service of my native State, in whose behalf alone will I ever again draw my sword.'7 When this... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1871 - 936 頁
...could not have spoken more appropriately. He said : " Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Convention : Profoundly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion,...and the aid of my fellow-citizens, I devote myself tc the service of my native State, in whose behalf alone will I ever again draw my sword." When this... | |
 | John William Jones - 1875 - 564 頁
...with characteristic modesty and said: " Mr. President and gentlemen of the Convention—Profoundly impressed with the solemnity of the occasion, for...assigned me by your partiality. I would have much pre- \ ferred had your choice fallen upon an abler man. Trusting '\ in Almighty God, an approving conscience,... | |
 | John William Jones - 1875 - 596 頁
...fail for which it was unsheathed. General Lee replied in a manner marked by the deepest solemnity: " Trusting in Almighty God, an approving conscience,...devote myself to the service of my native State." How faithfully and' how gloriously that pledge was redeemed let the great sentence of history, the... | |
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