 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1905 - 518 pages
...rebels," and replied: " Britons, ever pre-eminent in mercy, have overlooked the criminal in the captive; your prisoners, whose lives, by the laws of the land,...the cord, have hitherto been treated with care and kindness—indiscriminately, it is true, for I acknowledge no rank that is not derived from the King."... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - History - 1906 - 514 pages
...rebels," and replied: " Britons, ever pre-eminent in mercy, have overlooked the criminal in the captive; your prisoners, whose lives, by the laws of the land,...the cord, have hitherto been treated with care and kindness—indiscriminately, it is true, for I acknowledge no rank that is not derived from the King."... | |
 | Arthur Johnston - American loyalists - 1908 - 318 pages
...former. Page 63 (M), "founding barbarity upon falsehood." " Your prisoners, whose lives, by the law of the land, are destined to the cord, have hitherto...more comfortably lodged than the King's troops in the hospitals. ... 1 understand there are of the King's faithful subjects, taken some time since by... | |
 | Arthur Johnston - American loyalists - 1908 - 316 pages
...former. Page 63 ( w ), "founding barbarity upon falsehood." " Your prisoners, whose lives, by the law of the land, are destined to the cord, have hitherto...more comfortably lodged than the King's troops in the hospitals. ... I understand there are of the King's faithful subjects, taken some time since by... | |
 | William Henry Stewart - Confederate States of America - 1908 - 248 pages
...Boston, in reply to a polite protest, answered with insinuating insults : " Britons, ever prominent in mercy, have out-gone common examples, and overlooked...these principles your prisoners, whose lives by the law of the land are destined to the cord, have been treated with care and kindness, indiscriminately,... | |
 | Rupert Hughes - 1927 - 746 pages
...closed." He warned Gage that he would retaliate upon British prisoners "painful as it may be to me." "Britons ever preeminent in mercy, have outgone common...these principles your prisoners, whose lives by the law of the land are destined to the cord, have hitherto been treated with care and kindness, and more... | |
 | George Washington - Government publications - 1931 - 644 pages
...nations, humanity and war have been compatible; and compassion to the subdued is become a general system. Britons ever pre-eminent in mercy, have outgone common...these principles your prisoners, whose lives by the law of the land are destined to the cord, have hitherto been treated with care and kindness, and more... | |
 | Scott Christianson - History - 1998 - 422 pages
...your conduct, painful as it may be to me, your prisoners will feel its effects."8 Gage replied that "Britons, ever pre-eminent in mercy, have outgone...these principles, your prisoners, whose lives by the law of the land are destined to the cord, have hitherto been treated with care and kindness, and more... | |
 | Alden Bradford - Massachusetts - 1825 - 384 pages
...and war have ever been compatible : and compassion to the subdued is come almost a general system. Britons, ever preeminent in mercy, have outgone common...more comfortably lodged than the king's troops in the hospitals ; indiscriminately, it is true ; for I acknowledge no rank that is not derived from the... | |
 | English literature - 1775 - 780 pages
...humanity and war have been compatible, and companion to the fubducd is become almoft a general fyftcm. Britons, ever pre-eminent in mercy, have outgone common...and o•verlooked the criminal in the captive. Upon thefe principles, your prifoners, whofe lives, by the law of the land, are deftined to the cord, have... | |
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Britons, ever pre-eminent in mercy, have outgone common examples, and overlooked the criminal in the captive. Upon these principles your prisoners, whose lives by the law of the land are destined to the cord, have hitherto been treated with care and kindness,... 
