...'either the temper or the resources of the country' would not admit of an alteration, they might ' expect soon to be reduced to the humiliating condition...cause of America, in America, upheld by foreign arms.' If 'something satisfactory' were not done, ' the army (already so much reduced in officers by daily...

...and certainly will not outlive the campaign unless it finds something more substantial to rest upon. To me it will appear miraculous if our affairs can...cause of America in America upheld by foreign arms." To appreciate the full force of this, we must remember that, except in South Carolina, there had been...

...campaign unless it finds something more substantial to rest upon. To me it will appear mii^aculous if our affairs can maintain themselves much longer...cause of America in America upheld by foreign arms." To appreciate the full force of this, we must remember that, except in South Carolina, there had been...

...certainly will not outlive the campaign unless it finds something more substantial to rest upon. ... To me it will appear miraculous if our affairs can...the cause of America in America upheld by foreign arms.'1 Looking, indeed, over the whole struggle, it seemed to Washington little less than a miracle...

...letter he said, after a 208 209 most gloomy recital of the reasons he had for being low- spirited : "To me it will appear miraculous if our affairs can maintain themselves much longer in the present train." But Washington possessed the power of recovering from these fits of the blues and...

...certainly will not outlive the campaign unless it linds something more substantial to rest upon. ... To me it will appear miraculous if our affairs can...the cause of America in America upheld by foreign arms.'1 Looking, indeed, over the whole struggle, it seemed to Washington little less than a miracle...

...and certainly will not outlive the campaign unless it finds something more substantial to rest upon. To me it will appear miraculous if our affairs can...cause of America in America upheld by foreign arms." To appreciate the full force of this, we must remember that, except in South Carolina, there had been...

...it may be necessary " to disperse, if not disband, the army " at the end of the campaign; so that " we may expect soon to be reduced to the humiliating...cause of America, in America, upheld by foreign arms;" for, declared Washington to the Congress, it was impossible to expel the British forces " till we derive...

...it may be necessary " to disperse, if not disband, the army " at the end of the campaign ; so that " we may expect soon to be reduced to the humiliating...cause of America, in America, upheld by foreign arms ;" for, declared Washington to the Congress, it was impossible to expel the British forces " till we...

...Washington wrote to Congress that the American army, not England's, was lamentably weak. Then he added : "To me, it will appear miraculous if our affairs can...humiliating condition of seeing the cause of America upheld by foreign arms. The generosity of our allies has mfx a claim to all our confidence and all...