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... carrying this resolution into prompt effect . It remained , however , a cherished purpose of his heart , which he has at length , though some- what tardily , accomplished . The manuscript for the present volume was nearly ready for V.
... carrying this resolution into prompt effect . It remained , however , a cherished purpose of his heart , which he has at length , though some- what tardily , accomplished . The manuscript for the present volume was nearly ready for V.
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... effects . A great part of these were troops , but many were royalists and refugees , exiled by the laws of the United States . They looked forward with a dreary eye to their voyage , " bound , " as one of them said , " to a country ...
... effects . A great part of these were troops , but many were royalists and refugees , exiled by the laws of the United States . They looked forward with a dreary eye to their voyage , " bound , " as one of them said , " to a country ...
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... effect on the rudest and roughest hearts . A person who was present at the breaking up of the army , and whom we have had fre- quent occasion to cite , observes , on the conduct of the troops : " The advice of their beloved commander ...
... effect on the rudest and roughest hearts . A person who was present at the breaking up of the army , and whom we have had fre- quent occasion to cite , observes , on the conduct of the troops : " The advice of their beloved commander ...
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... effects of all kinds to be conveyed away , that the month of November was far advanced be- fore it could be completed . Sir Guy Carleton had given notice to Washington of the time he supposed the different posts would be vacated , that ...
... effects of all kinds to be conveyed away , that the month of November was far advanced be- fore it could be completed . Sir Guy Carleton had given notice to Washington of the time he supposed the different posts would be vacated , that ...
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... effect . Political as well as commercial interests , he conceived , were involved in the enterprise . He had noticed that the flanks and rear of the United States were possessed by foreign and formidable powers , who might lure the ...
... effect . Political as well as commercial interests , he conceived , were involved in the enterprise . He had noticed that the flanks and rear of the United States were possessed by foreign and formidable powers , who might lure the ...
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Seite 34 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
Seite 28 - With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Seite 35 - Having defended the standard of liberty in this new world ; having taught a lesson useful to those who inflict and...
Seite 25 - ... and his prayers to the God of armies. May ample justice be done them here, and may the choicest of Heaven's favors, both here and hereafter, attend those who, under the Divine auspices, have secured innumerable blessings for others. With these wishes, and this benediction, the commander-in-chief is about to retire from service. The curtain of separation will soon be drawn, and the military scene to him will be closed for ever.
Seite 112 - As for myself, the delay may be compared to a reprieve; for in confidence, I tell you, (with the world it would obtain little credit) that my movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution...
Seite 91 - Retired as I am from the world, I frankly acknowledge I cannot feel myself an unconcerned spectator. Yet, having happily assisted in bringing the ship into port, and having been fairly discharged, it is not my business to embark again on a sea of troubles.
Seite 13 - ... this may be the ill-fated moment for relaxing the powers of the Union, annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, which may play one state against another, to prevent their growing importance, and to serve their own interested purposes.
Seite 90 - We must take human nature as we find it: perfection falls not to the share of mortals.
Seite 92 - ... Their creed is, that the property of the United States has been protected from the confiscation of Britain by the joint exertions of all, and therefore ought to be the common property of all, and he that attempts opposition to this creed, is an enemy to equity and justice, and ought to be swept from off the face of the earth.
Seite 14 - There are four things which I humbly conceive are essential to the -well-being, I may even venture to say to the existence, of the United States as an independent power. First. An indissoluble union of the States under one federal head.