 | William Parker Snow - 1865 - 924 pages
...mother, Virginia, placed her sword in your hand, upon the implied condition that we know you will keep it to the letter and in spirit, that you will draw it only in defence, and that you will fall with it in your hand rather than the object for which it was placed... | |
 | William Parker Snow - 1866 - 576 pages
...mother, Virginia, placed her sword in join hand, upon the implied condition that we know you will keep it to the letter and in spirit, that you will draw it only in defence, and that you will fall with it in your hand rather than the object for which it was placed... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1867 - 894 pages
...drawn for the latter purpose, they should fall with them in their hands, rather than relinquish them. Yesterday your mother, Virginia, placed her sword...upon the implied condition that we know you will keep it to the letter and in spirit, that you will draw it only in defence, and that you will fall with... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1867 - 864 pages
...drawn for the latter purpose, they should fall with them in their hands, rather than relinquish them. Yesterday your mother, Virginia, placed her sword...upon the implied condition that we know you will keep it to the letter and in spirit, that you will draw it only in defence, and that you will fall with... | |
 | Edward Alfred Pollard - 1871 - 936 pages
...drawn for the latter purpose, they should fall with them in their hands, rather than relinquish them. Yesterday your mother, Virginia, placed her sword...upon the implied condition that we know you will keep it to the letter and in spirit, that you will draw it only in defence, and that you will fall with... | |
 | Lee Memorial Association - 1883 - 92 pages
...will have earned the still prouder distinction of being 'first in the hearts of your countrymen.' " Yesterday your mother, Virginia, placed her sword...upon the implied condition that we know you will keep in letter and in spirit: that you will draw it only in defence, and that you will fall with it in your... | |
 | Lee Memorial Association - 1883 - 92 pages
...will have earned the still .prouder distinction of being 'first in the hearts of your countrymen.' " Yesterday your mother, Virginia, placed her sword...upon the implied condition that we know you will keep in letter and in spirit : that you will draw it only in defence, and that you will fall with it in... | |
 | Philip Alexander Bruce, William Glover Stanard - 1922 - 540 pages
...drawn for the latter purpose, they should fall with them in their hands, rather than relinquish them. Yesterday, your mother, Virginia, placed her sword...letter and in spirit, that you will draw it only in her defence, and that you will fall with it in your hand rather than the object for which it was placed... | |
 | Fitzhugh Lee - 1894 - 460 pages
...drawn for the latter purpose, they should fall with them in their hands rather than relinquish them. Yesterday your mother Virginia placed her sword in your hand upon the implied condition that in all things you will keep it to the letter and spirit, that you will draw it only in defense, and... | |
 | Henry Alexander White - 1897 - 606 pages
...that in all things you will keep it to the letter and spirit, that you will draw it only in defence, and that you will fall with it in your hand rather than that the object for which it is placed there should fail." To this address, General Lee made reply in these terms : "Mr. President... | |
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Yesterday your mother, Virginia, placed her sword in your hand, upon the implied condition, that we know you will keep to the letter and in spirit, that you will draw it only in defense, and that you will fall with it in your hand, rather than that the... 
