The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War: And the First President of the United States, Band 2T. Bedington, 1831 |
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... hand of poverty without a mur- mur , and has seen the insolence of wealth without a sigh - but , too much under the direction of his wishes , and sometimes weak enough to mistake desire for opinion , he has until lately , very lately ...
... hand of poverty without a mur- mur , and has seen the insolence of wealth without a sigh - but , too much under the direction of his wishes , and sometimes weak enough to mistake desire for opinion , he has until lately , very lately ...
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... hand . ” General Knox being the nearest , turned to him . In- capable of utterance , General WASHINGTON grasped his hand and embraced him . In the same affecting 50 [ 1783 . IFE OF WASHINGTON .
... hand . ” General Knox being the nearest , turned to him . In- capable of utterance , General WASHINGTON grasped his hand and embraced him . In the same affecting 50 [ 1783 . IFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... hand - writ- ing , and every entry made in the most particular manner , stat- ing the occasion of each charge , so as to give the least trou- ble in examining and comparing them with the vouchers , with which they were attended . The ...
... hand - writ- ing , and every entry made in the most particular manner , stat- ing the occasion of each charge , so as to give the least trou- ble in examining and comparing them with the vouchers , with which they were attended . The ...
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... hands the commission with which they had invested him as Com- mander in Chief of the American armies ; and he ask- ed in ... hand of my own : for besides the sums I carried with me to Cambridge , in 1775 I received monies afterwards on ...
... hands the commission with which they had invested him as Com- mander in Chief of the American armies ; and he ask- ed in ... hand of my own : for besides the sums I carried with me to Cambridge , in 1775 I received monies afterwards on ...
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... hand , I consider this act , as I have already observed , as a noble and unequivocal proof of the good opinion , the affection , and disposition of my country to serve me ; and I should be hurt , if by declining the acceptance of it ...
... hand , I consider this act , as I have already observed , as a noble and unequivocal proof of the good opinion , the affection , and disposition of my country to serve me ; and I should be hurt , if by declining the acceptance of it ...
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