...continues to drag its weary course, there will be many martyrs, martyrs such as Nathan Hale, who will B&y, "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." On account of all this, our new outlook and our new experiences, it must surely come to pass that we...

...the patriot was strong in death. His last words, as he stood friendless and alone beneath the tree, were : " I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." It should not be forgotten that in the autumn of this year the ladies of Philadelphia united in their...

...Bible, were denied him ; and letters which he had written to his mother and sisters were destroyed. His last words were, " I only regret that I have but one life to give to my country." CHAPTER VIII. WASHINGTON'S RETREAT. — BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS. 318. ON the 15th of...

...letters that he wrote during the night to his mother and sisters were destroyed by the inhuman marshal. His last words were, — "I only regret that I have but one life to give to my country." the fort at New York into the hands of the Dutch.* In 1828 it was purchased by the...

...executed. After his sentence he was refused the privilege of reading the Bible or seeing a clergyman. His last words were, " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." SELECTION LVII. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, an American lawyer and statesman, sixteenth...

...executed. After his sentence he was refused the privilege of reading the Bible or seeing a clergyman. His last words were, " I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." SELECTION LVII. PATRICK HENRY was born at Studley, Hanover County, Va.,...

...Bible, were denied him ; and letters which he had written to his mother and sisters were destroyed. His last words were, " I only regret that I have but one life to give to my country." CHAPTER VIII. WASHINGTON'S EETREAT. — BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS. 318. ON the 15th of...

...loud roll of drums they sought cruelly, but in vain, to drown the last words of the heromartyr : " I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." Traditions do not agree as to the place of Captain HaJe's execution. One account says that he was hanged...

...and sister were destroyed. The brutality of his enemies did not, however, crush his noble spirit, for his last words were, " I only regret that I have but one life to give to my country." Harlem Heights. Finding the American position too strong, Howe moved up the Sound in...

...officer in the Revolution, was taken by the British and executed, at New York, as a spy, Sept Si2, 177(5. His last words were : "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." man, which may well illustrate the spirit of our loyal homelife. She...