Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 pages |
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... natural and moral philosophy , to the exclusion of the learned languages , formed the course of his youthful studies . The candour and manliness of his disposition were early displayed among his young companions , and the commanding ...
... natural and moral philosophy , to the exclusion of the learned languages , formed the course of his youthful studies . The candour and manliness of his disposition were early displayed among his young companions , and the commanding ...
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... nature of this mode of war . Jealous of his prerogative , and ob- stinate in his temper , his orders were often inade- quate to their object , or impracticable in their na- ture . The military code of the colony was insuf- ficient ...
... nature of this mode of war . Jealous of his prerogative , and ob- stinate in his temper , his orders were often inade- quate to their object , or impracticable in their na- ture . The military code of the colony was insuf- ficient ...
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... nature ; scenes , which occasioned to these settlements the utmost horror and distress , and fully tested the fortitude and military resources of the commander ; but which , in recital , would swell this work beyond the designed bounds ...
... nature ; scenes , which occasioned to these settlements the utmost horror and distress , and fully tested the fortitude and military resources of the commander ; but which , in recital , would swell this work beyond the designed bounds ...
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... nature , and to petition his Excellency Lord Lou- doun for a small train of artillery , with some en- gineers , we should then be able , in all human pro- bability , to subdue the terror of Fort du Quesne , retrieve our character with ...
... nature , and to petition his Excellency Lord Lou- doun for a small train of artillery , with some en- gineers , we should then be able , in all human pro- bability , to subdue the terror of Fort du Quesne , retrieve our character with ...
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... nature was ever made to you , and in that case , who was the author of it ? " It is evident , from a variety of circumstances , and especially from the change in your Honour's conduct towards me , that some person as well inclined to ...
... nature was ever made to you , and in that case , who was the author of it ? " It is evident , from a variety of circumstances , and especially from the change in your Honour's conduct towards me , that some person as well inclined to ...
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