| John Pickell - 1856 - 178 páginas
...battle, dated Fort Cumberland (D), July 18th, he says: "By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability...through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, although death was levelling my companions on every side of me." The Reverend Samuel... | |
| Joseph Banvard - 1856 - 268 páginas
...advantage of it. In a letter to his brother he says : " By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability...I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses Bhot under me,- yet I escaped unhurt, although death was leveling my companions on every side of me."... | |
| John Pickell - 1856 - 216 páginas
...probability or expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, although death was levelling my companions on every side of me." The Reverend Samuel Daviess, subsequently President of the college at Princeton, on the 17th day of... | |
| Charles Wentworth Upham - 1856 - 422 páginas
...killed in the field, where died many other brave officers. I luckily escaped without a wound, though I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me. Captains Orme and Morris, two of the aids-de-camp, were wounded early m the engagement, which rendered... | |
| Washington Irving - 1857 - 544 páginas
...assuring you that I have not composed the latter. But, by the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability,...through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, though death was levelling my companions on every side of me ! "We have been most scandalously... | |
| 1857 - 498 páginas
...dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation ; for 1 had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I remained unhurt, although Death was levelling my companions on every side of me !" His elder brother... | |
| George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1858 - 944 páginas
...By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I linvo been protected beyond all human probabilif. or expectation ; for I had four bullets through my coat and two horses shot under me, yet I unhnrr. though death was le ••f bis of я kl but which, un the sin. ¡¡k. Thi,i hand of India!... | |
| E. Cecil - 1859 - 292 páginas
...you that I have not yet composed the latter. But, by the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability...through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, though death was levelling my companions on every side of me. We have been most scandalously... | |
| Washington Irving - 1859 - 498 páginas
...assuring you that I have not composed the latter. But, by the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability...through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, though death was levelling my companions on every side of me! in such cases to exaggerate,... | |
| Edward Everett - 1860 - 520 páginas
...the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability and expectation ; for I had four bullets through my coat,...death was levelling my companions on every side." His remarkable preservation, through the dangers of this dreadful day, attracted general notice, and... | |
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