 | John Esten Cooke - Generals - 1871 - 690 pages
...he declined. He said : ' No ; I am grateful, but I have a self-imposed task which I must accomplish. I have led the young men of the South in battle ;...now to training young men to do their duty in life.' And he did. It was beautiful to see him in that glorious valley where Lexington stands, the lofty mountains... | |
 | Wade Hampton - Generals - 1871 - 54 pages
...expressed it, "I have a self-imposed task which I must accomplish. I have led the young men of the South to battle. I have seen many of them fall under my standard....now to training young men to do their duty in life." To this task he devoted himself with all the intensity of his great nature, and he was found at this... | |
 | John William Jones - 1875 - 596 pages
...he declined. He said : " No, I am grateful, but I have a self-imposed task, which I must accomplish. I have led the young men of the South in battle ;...now to training young men to do their duty in life." ' " Oh I does history present a spectacle that in grandeur can be compared with that ? An English nobleman,... | |
 | John William Jones - History - 1875 - 564 pages
...young men of the South in battle; I have seen many of them fall under my standard. I shall devote rny life now to training young men to do their duty in life."' " Oh! does history present a spectacle that in grandeur can be compared with that ? An English nobleman,... | |
 | Lee Memorial Association - Lee Statue (Lexington, Va.) - 1883 - 92 pages
...brought him the last munificent offer: " I have a self-imposed task which I must accomplish. I have lead the young men of the South in battle; I have seen...now to training young men to do their duty in life." This was the high resolve that brought him here, and Robert E. Lee seemed to be the great, heroic Captain... | |
 | Lee Memorial Association - Lee Statue (Lexington, Va.) - 1883 - 92 pages
...brought him the last munificent offer : " I have a self-imposed task which I must accomplish. I have lead the young men of the South in battle; I have seen...now to training young men to do their duty in life." This was the high resolve that brought him here, and Robert E. Lee seemed to be the great, heroic Captain... | |
 | Scotch-Irish Society of America - Scots-Irish - 1890 - 330 pages
...urgent solicitations of the board. " I have a self-imposed task," said he, " which I must accomplish. I have led the young men of the south in battle; I...now to training young men to do their duty in life." His ability as an organizer soon brought the college into a wider usefulness than ever before. The... | |
 | United States - 1903 - 182 pages
...he declined. He said: " No, I am grateful, but I have a self-imposed task, which I must accomplish. I have led the young men of the South in battle; I...now to training young men to do their duty in life." HON. HW HILLIARD. ORDERED AWAY. Dedicated to the Oglethorpe and Walker Light Infantries. By MRS. JJ... | |
 | Myrta Lockett Avary - Reconstruction - 1906 - 516 pages
...helm at Washington College with this avowal : " I have a selfimposed task which I must accomplish. I have led the young men of the South in battle. I...now to training young men to do their duty in life." Urged in 1867 to run for office, he declined, believing that his candidacy might not contribute to... | |
 | Myrta Lockett Avary - Reconstruction - 1906 - 524 pages
...helm at Washington College with this avowal : " I have a selfimposed task which I must accomplish. I have led the young men of the South in battle. I...now to training young men to do their duty in life." Urged in 1867 to run for office, he declined, believing that his candidacy might not contribute to... | |
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This remark led to an offer of the presidency of Washington College, now Washington and Lee University, which he accepted. "I have a self-imposed task which I must accomplish, " he said, "I have led the young men of the South in battle; I have seen many... 
