I became proud, insolent, and intolerable, — these considerations will make me wish to leave the regiment before next winter ; that by frequenting men above myself I may know my true condition, and by discoursing with the other sex may learn some civility... France and England in North America - Side 194av Francis Parkman - 1910Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Goldwin Smith - 1881 - 356 sider
...to leave the regiment before the next winter, and always if it could be so after eight months duty ; that by frequenting men above myself I may know my...may learn some civility and mildness of carriage, but never pay the price of the last improvement with the loss of reason. Better be a savage of some... | |
| Francis Parkman - 1884 - 542 sider
...proud, insolent, and intolerable, — these considerations will make me wish to leave the regiment before next winter; that by frequenting men above...working hard to perfect himself in French, as well as in horsemanship, fencing, dancing, and other accomplishments, and from earnestly seeking an opportunity... | |
| Francis Parkman - 1884 - 554 sider
...proud, insolent, and intolerable, — these considerations will make me wish to leave the regiment before next winter ; that by frequenting men above...working hard to perfect himself in French, as well as in horsemanship, fencing, dancing, and other accomplishments, and from earnestly seeking an opportunity... | |
| Francis Parkman - 1884 - 538 sider
...proud, insolent, and intolerable, — these considerations will make me wish to leave the regiment before next winter ; that by frequenting men above...not prevent him from working hard to perfect himself hi French, as well as in horsemanship, fencing, dancing, and other accomplishments, and from earnestly... | |
| Arthur Granville Bradley - 1895 - 234 sider
...became proud, insolent, and intolerable. These considerations will make me wish to leave the regiment before next winter. That by frequenting men above...may learn some civility and mildness of carriage, but never pay the price of the last improvement with the loss of reason. Better be a savage of some... | |
| Francis Parkman - 1898 - 478 sider
...proud, insolent, and intolerable, — these considerations will make me wish to leave the regiment before next -winter; that by frequenting men above...working hard to perfect himself in French, as well as in horsemanship, fencing, dancing, and other accomplishments, and from earnestly seeking an opportunity... | |
| Francis Parkman - 1902 - 598 sider
...proud, insolent, and intolerable, — these considerations will make me wish to leave the regiment before next winter ; that by frequenting men above...mildness of carriage." He got leave of absence, and Ifajar-General James Wolfe spent six months in Paris, where he was presented at Court and saw much... | |
| William Wood - 1904 - 408 sider
...leave the regiment before the next winter, and always (if it could be so) after eight months duty, that by frequenting men above myself I may know my...may learn some civility and mildness of carriage, but never pay too high a price for this last improvement — better be a savage of some use, than a... | |
| Elroy McKendree Avery - 1908 - 484 sider
...leave the regiment before the next winter, and always (if it could be so) after eight months' duty; that by frequenting men above myself I may know my...may learn some civility and mildness of carriage, but never pay the price of the last improvement with the loss of reaPromotion and Betrothal son. Better... | |
| Francis Parkman - 1907 - 482 sider
...proud, insolent, and intolerable, — these considerations will make me wish to leave the regiment before next winter; that by frequenting men above...working hard to perfect himself in French, as well as in horsemanship, fencing, dancing, and other accomplishments, and from earnestly seeking an opportunity... | |
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