The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased Relative, Volume 2J. Crissy, 1845 |
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... principles , but is calculated to produce a change of ministers to quiet the minds of their own people , and reconcile them to a continuance of the war , while it is meant to amuse this country with a false idea of peace , to draw us ...
... principles , but is calculated to produce a change of ministers to quiet the minds of their own people , and reconcile them to a continuance of the war , while it is meant to amuse this country with a false idea of peace , to draw us ...
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... principles , -awake ; attend to your situation , and redress yourselves . If the pre- sent moment be lost , every future effort is in vain ; and your threats then will be as empty as your entreaties now . " I would advise you therefore ...
... principles , -awake ; attend to your situation , and redress yourselves . If the pre- sent moment be lost , every future effort is in vain ; and your threats then will be as empty as your entreaties now . " I would advise you therefore ...
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... principles I opposed the irregular and hasty meeting which was proposed to have been held on Tuesday last , and not because I wanted a disposition to give you every opportunity consistent with your own honour , and the dignity of the ...
... principles I opposed the irregular and hasty meeting which was proposed to have been held on Tuesday last , and not because I wanted a disposition to give you every opportunity consistent with your own honour , and the dignity of the ...
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... principles of gratitude , veracity , and justice , and a grateful sense of the confidence you have ever placed in me , ) a recollection of the cheerful assistance , and prompt obedience I have experienced from you , under every ...
... principles of gratitude , veracity , and justice , and a grateful sense of the confidence you have ever placed in me , ) a recollection of the cheerful assistance , and prompt obedience I have experienced from you , under every ...
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... principles by which they were influenced , the General was induced by sentiment not less than by prudence , to regard this application . He re- turned an answer , on the succeeding day , in which , after declaring " that as no man could ...
... principles by which they were influenced , the General was induced by sentiment not less than by prudence , to regard this application . He re- turned an answer , on the succeeding day , in which , after declaring " that as no man could ...
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