...been burned by the British. At one time, in 1776, he thought "the game will be pretty well up," but " under a full persuasion of the justice of our cause,...cannot entertain an Idea, that it will finally sink, tho' it may remain for some time under a cloud," and even in this time of terrible discouragement he...

...been burned by the British. At one time, in 1776, he thought "the game will be pretty well up," but " under a full persuasion of the justice of our cause,...cannot entertain an Idea, that it will finally sink, tho' it may remain for some time under a cloud," and even in this time of terrible discouragement he...

...first real victory of the war of the Revolution. Before the battle Washington wrote his brother : " You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man, I believe, ever had greater choice of difficulties and less means to extricate himself from them." Washington moved with...

...abroad, whether that secret referred to facts or to feelings. " You can form," (the General wrote,) " no idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man,...though it may remain for some time under a cloud." 1 That self-control which the Commander-in-Chief practised as a duty, and which well became him, was...

...conduct of New Jersey as most infamous, and wrote his brother, the " game is pretty near up," adding : " You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation....cannot entertain an idea that it will finally sink, tho' it may remain for some time under a cloud." Two circumstances contributed to produce this situation...

...form no idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man, I believe, ever had a greater choice of evils and less means to extricate himself from them. However,...will finally sink ; though it may remain for some tune under a cloud." Fortunately, Congress, prior to their adjournment, had resolved that, "until they...

...difficulties, and less means to IMC HI him, i II (nun them. However, under a full persuasion of the e of our cause, I cannot entertain an Idea, that it will finally sink, iho1 it may n-inam lor some time under a cloud. . . . II. TO TIIK PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS Tl IK present...

...little Washington was prepared for their reception is best shown by a letter he wrote from Keith's : No man, I believe, ever had a greater choice of difficulties,...cannot entertain an Idea, that it will finally sink, tho' it may remain for gome time under a cloud. In spite of the fact that his army had been increased...

...not strained to recruit the army with all possible expedition, I think the game is pretty nearly up You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man I believe ever had a greater choice of evils and less means to extricate himself from them. However, under a full persuasion of the justice...

...disaffected part of the Province; and, between you and me, I think our affairs are in a very bad situation "You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation....though it may remain for some time under a cloud." Two days later his heart was cheered by the arrival at his camp above Trenton Falls of General Gates,...