 | Sir Richard George Augustus Levinge - 1868 - 368 sidor
...further. I have much business to transact of greater moment than that of our ruined garrison and of this wretched country. My time is very short, therefore pray leave me. I wish you all comfort, and to be happily extricated from your present perplexities." He then called... | |
 | Wallace A. Brice - 1868 - 396 sidor
...surrender of Quebec." Being interrogated as to instructions, his reply was, " I will give no more orders; I have much business that must be attended to, of greater .moment thau you. ruined garrison and this wretched country ;" and Montcalm, too, soon went out. The white... | |
 | Sir James MacPherson Le Moine - 1876 - 522 sidor
...Quebec, Montcalm exclaimed with emotion : " I will neither give orders, nor interfere any further ; I have much business that must be attended to, of...garrison, and this wretched country. My time is very short — so pray leave me. I wish you all comfort, and to be happily extricated from your present perplexities.... | |
 | Edward Payson Tenney - 1876 - 166 sidor
...Quebec, saying, — "I'll neither give orders, nor interfere any further. I have business to attend to of greater moment than your ruined garrison and this wretched country. My time is short : I shall pass this night with God, and prepare myself for death." Do we not all, in this very... | |
 | Goldwin Smith - 1881 - 356 sidor
...with his Confessor and the Bishop of Quebec, and to those who came to him for orders said " I have business that must be attended to of greater moment...than your ruined garrison and this wretched country." Wolfe's last words were, •" Tell Colonel Baxter to march Webb's regiment down to Charles River, to... | |
 | Henry Hopper Miles - 1881 - 574 sidor
...bitterness — " I will give no orders nor interfere further, having weightier business to attend to than your ruined garrison and this wretched country. My time is very short, so pray leave me. I wish you all comfort, and to be happily extricated from your present perplexities."... | |
 | 1882 - 198 sidor
...Quebec, Montcalm exclaimed, with emotion : " I will neither give orders nor interfere any further. I have much business that must be attended to, of...ruined garrison and this wretched country. My time is short ; so pray leave me. I wish you all comfort, and to be happily extricated from your present perplexities."... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1882 - 400 sidor
..."I'll neither give orders nor interfere any further. I have business that must be attended to of much greater moment than , your ruined garrison and this...My time is very short ; therefore, pray leave me. I wish you all comfort, and to be happily extricated from your present perplexities." He then called... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 986 sidor
...the honor of France. I'll neither give orders, nor interfere any further. I have business to attend to of greater moment than your ruined garrison, and this wretched country. My time is short, — I (hall pass this night with God, and prepare myself for death. I wish you all comfort ;... | |
 | 1883 - 528 sidor
...of Quebec, Montcalm exclaimed with emotion, " I will neither give orders nor interfere any further. I have much business that must be attended to, of...and this wretched country. My time is very short, so pray leave me. I wish you all comfort, and to be happily extricated from your present perplexities."... | |
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So much the better," he said; "I am happy that I shall not live to see the surrender of Quebec." Officers from the garrison came to his bedside to ask his orders and instructions. "I will give no more orders," replied the defeated soldier; "I have much... 
