 | James Paterson - Law - 1899 - 808 pages
...through the American ranks, and was reverberated from vale to hill, and then to heaven. "But, hark ! what notes of discord are these, which disturb the...hoarsely bawling through the American camp — 'Beef! beefl beef I' " The Court was convulsed with laughter at this sally. The Clerk of Court, unable to... | |
 | William Dudley Foulke - Governors - 1899 - 612 pages
...describing the surrender of Cornwallis, where the only discord which disturbed the general joy was the cry of John Hook, hoarsely bawling through the American camp, "Beef! beef ! beef ! " So now when the country was reeking with corruption, and an investigation was proposed, it was... | |
 | Charles Sumner - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1900 - 452 pages
...two steers taken for the use of the troops. " What notes of discord do I hear ? " said the orator. " They are the notes of John Hook, hoarsely bawling through the American camp, Beef! Beef! Beef!"* As a separate party, following the example of other parties, and recognizing the necessity of such... | |
 | James Joseph McDonald - Virginia - 1907 - 424 pages
...American ranks, and was reverberated from the hills and shores of the neighboring river — " but hark! what notes of discord are these which disturb the...through the American camp, beef! beef! beef! " The whole audience were convulsed: a particular incident will give a better Idea of the effect, than any... | |
 | George Morgan - Biography & Autobiography - 1907 - 550 pages
...American ranks, and was reverberated from the hills and shores of the neighboring river — ' But hark ! What notes of discord are these which disturb the...through the American camp, beef! beef! beef!' " The whole audience was convulsed. A particular incident will give a better idea of the effect than any... | |
 | Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent, Charles Alphonso Smith, Lucian Lamar Knight, John Calvin Metcalf, Charles W. Kent - American literature - 1910 - 526 pages
...American ranks, and was reverberated from the hills and shores of the neighboring river — "but, hark!, what notes of discord are these which disturb the...through the American camp, beef! beef! beef!" The whole audience was convulsed: a particular incident will give a better idea of the effect, than any... | |
 | Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Kent - American literature - 1910 - 517 pages
...American ranks, and was reverberated from the hills and shores of the neighboring river— "but, hark!, what notes of discord are these which disturb the...through the American camp, beef! beef! beef!" The whole audience was convulsed: a particular incident will give a better idea of the effect, than any... | |
 | Bunford Samuel - Constitutional law - 1920 - 416 pages
...ask payment for some other beeves, which had been incorporated in good American soldiers. "But hark! what notes of discord are these which disturb the...the notes of John Hook, hoarsely bawling through the camp, 'Beef, beef, beef.' " And all that poor John got was the hook ; like Mr. Hampden in the ballad,... | |
 | Law - 1884 - 544 pages
...through the American ranks, and was reverberated from vale to hill, and then to heaven. "But, bark I what notes of discord are these which disturb the...silence the acclamations of victory— they are the notei of John Uook hoarsely bawling through the American camp— 'Beef I beefl beef!' " The court was... | |
 | 1927 - 984 pages
...ranks, and was reverberated from the hills and shores of the neighboring river; he shouted, "Hark! hark! What notes of discord are these which disturb the general joy, and silence the acclamation of victory? They are the notes of John Hook, hoarsely bawling through the American camp,... | |
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Washington and liberty, as it rung and echoed through the American ranks, and was reverberated from the hills and shores of the neighboring river — " but hark! what notes of discord are these which disturb the general joy, and silence the acclamations... 
