Hale, Nathan

1. An American soldier and spy of the eighteenth century, captured and hanged by the British during the Revolutionary War . He is said to have declared at his execution in 1776, “ I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country .”

Example Sentences

We present here the story of the famous Revolutionary hero and martyr, Nathan Hale.

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It was just before sunrise on a lovely Sabbath morning that Nathan Hale was led out to death.

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Thus died in the bloom of life, Captain Nathan Hale, the early martyr in the cause of our freedom.

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A year later came his statue of "Nathan Hale," and there was never any lack of commissions after that.

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The story of Nathan Hale will become newly alive and will thrill as never before.

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