 I accept with singular pleasure the Ensign of so worthy a fraternity as that of the Sons of St. Patrick in this City, a society distinguished for the firm adherence of its members to the glorious cause in which we are embarked.  Ireland's Case Stated in Reply to Mr. Froude - Стр. 169авторы: Thomas Nicolas Burke - 1873 - Страниц: 238Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | United States. President (1885-1889 : Cleveland) - 1839 - Страниц: 596
...Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, of which this association is the successor, that it "has always been noted for the firm adherence of its members to the glorious cause in which we are engaged." These are priceless words, and they render most fitting the part which the members of the... | |
 | Samuel Hood - 1844 - Страниц: 126
...FRIENDLY SONS OF ST. PATRICK; BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF SOME OF THE MEMBERS, AND EXTRACTS FROM THE MINUTES. "A Society distinguished for the firm adherence of...members to the glorious cause in which we are embarked." — Extract from Oen. Washington's Letter to the President of the Society.— Poet, p. 47. PREPARED... | |
 | John Ward Dean, George Folsom, John Gilmary Shea, Henry Reed Stiles, Henry Barton Dawson - 1860 - Страниц: 466
...worthy a fraternity as that of the Sons of St. Patrick in this city; — a Society distinguished tor the firm adherence of its members to the glorious cause in which we are embarked. "Give me leave to assure you, sir, that I shall never cast my eyes upon the badge with which I am honored,... | |
 | Thomas Nicolas Burke - 1872 - Страниц: 150
...with singular pleasure, the ensign of so worthy a fraternity as that of the Sons of Saint Patrick ; a Society distinguished for the firm adherence of...than that which he bestowed upon the Irish ? When Arnold betrayed the cause at West Point, the traitor Arnold, a name handed down to eternal execrations... | |
 | John Ward Dean, George Folsom, John Gilmary Shea, Henry Reed Stiles, Henry Barton Dawson - 1863 - Страниц: 418
...the Allied Army." To which his Excellency was pleased to give the following answer, namely : "Sm: " I accept with singular pleasure, the Ensign of so...members to the glorious cause in which we are embarked. " Give me leave to assure you, sir, that I shall never cast my eyes upon the badge with which I am... | |
 | 1876 - Страниц: 422
...the ensign of so worthy a fraternity as that of the Sons of St. Patrick, in this city (Philadelphia), a society distinguished for the firm adherence of...members to the glorious cause in which we are embarked." The ranks of the famous Pennsylvania Line were chiefly filled with Irishmen, and the regiments composing... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1888 - Страниц: 440
...Gettysburg. In accepting membership in this society, General Washington wrote to the president, — " I accept with singular pleasure the ensign of so worthy...members to the glorious cause in which we are embarked." This organization is still in existence, and our governor, Hon. Charles H. Sawyer, had an opportunity... | |
 | Philip Henry Bagenal - 1882 - Страниц: 302
...Washington himself in a letter to the president of the society, where he described the society as " distinguished for the firm adherence of its members to the glorious cause in which we are embarked." The lives of the members of the society, * " A Brief Acconnt of the Society of the Friendly Sons of... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1888 - Страниц: 452
...Gettysburg. In accepting membership in this society, General Washington wrote to the president, — "I accept with singular pleasure the ensign of so...members to the glorious cause in which we are embarked." This organization is still in existence, and our governor, Hon. Charles H. Sawyer, had an opportunity... | |
 | Democratic National Committee (U.S.) - 1888 - Страниц: 676
...Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, of which this association is the successor, that it " has always been noted for the firm adherence of its members to the glorious cause in which we are engaged." These are priceless words, and they render most fitting the part which the members of the... | |
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