The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesHenry T. Coates, 1882 - 489 Seiten |
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... person can be readier to accuse me , than I am to acknowledge an error when I have committed . it nor more desirous of atoning for a crime , when I am sensible of being guilty of one . But , on the other hand , it is with concern I ...
... person can be readier to accuse me , than I am to acknowledge an error when I have committed . it nor more desirous of atoning for a crime , when I am sensible of being guilty of one . But , on the other hand , it is with concern I ...
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... person on earth wishes more earnestly to destroy the nest in Boston than I do ; no person would be willing to go greater lengths than I shall to accomplish it , if it shall be thought advisable ; but if we have neither powder to bombard ...
... person on earth wishes more earnestly to destroy the nest in Boston than I do ; no person would be willing to go greater lengths than I shall to accomplish it , if it shall be thought advisable ; but if we have neither powder to bombard ...
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... person who is to be clothed with that important trust , it appears to me proper , especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice , that I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed , to ...
... person who is to be clothed with that important trust , it appears to me proper , especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice , that I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed , to ...
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