 | William Sullivan - Federal party - 1847 - 478 pages
...rather than pride, is out of the question. "To those who, with me, abhorring the practice of duelling, may think that I ought on no account to have added to the number of bad examples, I answer, that-my relative situation, as well in public as private, enforcing all the considerations which constitute... | |
 | Lorenzo Sabine - Dueling - 1855 - 414 pages
...rather than pride, is out of the question. " To those who, with me, abhorring the practice of duelling, may think that I ought on no account to have added...answer, that my relative situation, as well in public as private, enforcing all the considerations which constitute what men of the world denominate honor,... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1864 - 960 pages
...explanations on the ground. Apology from principle, I hope, rather than pride, is out of the question. ling, may think that I ought on no account to have added...answer, that my relative situation, as well in public as private, enforcing all the considerations which constitute what men of the world denominate honour,... | |
 | James Parton - New York (State) - 1858 - 728 pages
...in a manner that precluded a peaceful discussion of the difficulty. " As well," this affecting paper concluded, " because it is possible that I may have...(as I thought) a peculiar necessity not to decline the call. The ability to be in the future useful, whether in resisting mischief or effecting good,... | |
 | James Parton - New York (State) - 1860 - 744 pages
...opportunity, to reserve and throw away my first fire, and I have thoughts even of reserving my second lire, and thus giving a double opportunity to Colonel Burr...(as I thought) a peculiar necessity not to decline the call. The ability to be in the future useful, whether in resisting mischief or effecting good,... | |
 | Literature - 1861 - 514 pages
...rather than pride, is out of the question. " To those who, with me, abhorring the practice of duelling, may think that I ought, on no account, to have added...answer that my relative situation, as well in public as private, enforcing all the considerations which constitute what men of the world denominate honour,... | |
 | Christopher James Riethmüller - 1864 - 480 pages
...rather than pride—is out of the question. To those who, with me abhorring the practice of duelling, may think that I ought on no account to have added...which constitute what men of the world denominate honour, imposed on me, as I thought, a peculiar necessity not to decline the call. The ability to be... | |
 | Christopher James Riethmüller - 1864 - 516 pages
...rather than pride—is out of the question. To those who, with me abhorring the practice of duelling, may think that I ought on no account to have added...which constitute what men of the world denominate honour, imposed on me, as I thought, a peculiar necessity not to decline the call . The ability to... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1865 - 974 pages
...rather than pride, is out of the question. " To those who, with me, abhorring the practice of duelling, may think that I ought on no account to have added...answer, that my relative situation, as well in public as private, enforcing all the considerations which constitute what men of the world denominate honour,... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1864 - 966 pages
...have added to the number of bad examples, I answer, that my relative situation, as well in public as private, enforcing all the considerations which constitute what men of the world denominate honour, imposed on me, (as I thought,) a peculiar necessity not to decline the call. The ability to... | |
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Burr to pause and to reflect. It is not, however, my intention to enter into any explanations on the ground. Apology, from principle, I hope, rather than pride, is out of the question. To those who, with me... 
