 | François-Alexandre-Frédéric duc de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt - 1800 - 644 pages
...to be the objecls of his leading paffions. He i* ae-1 quaintcci quainted with the military hiftory of all countries ; no hillock catches his eye without...exciting in his mind the idea of a fort, which might be conftru&ed on the fpot ; and with the conftruclion of this fort he aflbciates the plan of operations... | |
 | John Graves Simcoe - 1844 - 374 pages
...topics are his projects and war, which seem to be the objects of his leading passions. He is acquainted with the military history of all countries ; no hillock...especially of that which is to lead him to Philadelphia. • " MRS. SIMCOE is a lady of thirty-six years of age. She is timid, and speaks little ; but she is... | |
 | Orsamus Turner - 1849 - 734 pages
...topics are, his projects and war, which seem to be the objects of his leading passions. He is acquainted with the military history of all countries; no hillock...especially of that which is to lead him to Philadelphia." It is not presuming too much, to conclude that his aim was to embroil the frontiers of Western New... | |
 | Orsamus Turner - 1851 - 634 pages
...Niagara, who says of him : — " War seems to be the object of his leading passions ; " he is acquainted with the military history of all countries ; no hillock catches his eye without exciting in hi« mind the idea of a fort, which might be constructed on the spot, and with the construction of... | |
 | Guy Humphrey McMaster - 1858 - 334 pages
...are his projects and war, which seem " to be the objects of his leading passions. He is ac" quainted with the military history of all countries. " No hillock...associates the plan of operations for a campaign, es" pecially of that whichis to lead him to Philadelphia." Col. Simcoe, then, had a professional hobby.... | |
 | 1870 - 672 pages
...topics are his projects, and war. which seem to be the objects of his leading passions. He is acquainted with the military history of all countries : no hillock catches his eye without exciting in Ms mind the idea of a fort which might be constructed on the spot ; and with the construction of this... | |
 | Henry Scadding - 1878 - 652 pages
...administration of public affairs." '• No hillock catches his eye," the same observant writer remarks, " without exciting in his mind the idea of a fort which might be constructed on the spot, associating with the construction of this fort the plan of operations for a campaign ; especially of... | |
 | Guy Humphrey McMaster - 1853 - 220 pages
...his projects and war, " which seem to be the objects of his leading passions. He is ' ' acquainted with the military history of all countries. No hillock...which might be constructed on the spot, and with the construc' ' tion of this fort he associates the plan of operations for a cam" paign, especially of... | |
 | Duncan Campbell Scott - 1905 - 268 pages
...called by the king of which Simcoe was not a member. De la Rochefoucauld writes, " He is acquainted with the military history of all countries ; no hillock...especially of that which is to lead him to Philadelphia." He desired peace with the United States, and peace he constantly guarded and preserved by his actions... | |
 | Louise Welles Murray - 1908 - 710 pages
...his favorite topics are his projects and war. which seem to be the objects of his leading passions. No hillock catches his eye, without exciting in his...especially of that which is to lead him to Philadelphia." His aim was supposed to have been to embroil the frontiers of western New York in difficulties which... | |
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He is acquainted with the military history of all countries ; no hillock catches his eye without exciting in his mind the idea of a fort, which might be constructed on the spot; and with the construction of this fort he associates the plan of operations... 
