 | Paul K. Longmore - Biography & Autobiography - 1999 - 356 pages
...thankfully that the Lord of Hosts had pleased "to diffuse some Sparks of his Martial Fire" in Virginia. "As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the Public that heroic Youth Col. Washington, who I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a Manner for some important Service... | |
 | Margaret K. Reid - American fiction - 2004 - 291 pages
...fire through our country" and cited "as a remarkable instance of this," "that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has...so signal a manner, for some important service to his country" (Sermons, vol. 3, 101). William Alfred Bryan calls this "a famous mention of Washington... | |
 | Gary Scott Smith - Religion - 2006 - 680 pages
...declared, "As a remarkable instance" of military ardor, "I ... point ... to ... that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has...in so signal a manner for some important service to his country." And so began the stories about Washington's faith in God and divine selection to lead... | |
 | John MacLean - Education - 2006 - 464 pages
...DAVIES. to the first volunteer company raised in Virginia after Braddock's defeat, occur these words: "I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Col. Washington, whom I 256 cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service."... | |
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As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country. 
