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I see their situation , I know their danger , and participate their sufferings , without
having it in my power to give them further relief than uncertain promises . In short
, I see inevitable destruction in so clear a light , that , unless vigorous measures ...
I see their situation , I know their danger , and participate their sufferings , without
having it in my power to give them further relief than uncertain promises . In short
, I see inevitable destruction in so clear a light , that , unless vigorous measures ...
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The conduct of our leaders , if not actuated by superior orders , is tempered with
something I do not care to give a name to . Nothing now but a miracle can bring
this campaign to a happy issue . " Mentioning the arguments he had brought ...
The conduct of our leaders , if not actuated by superior orders , is tempered with
something I do not care to give a name to . Nothing now but a miracle can bring
this campaign to a happy issue . " Mentioning the arguments he had brought ...
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... Custis , a young and beautiful widow , who possessed an ample fortune , and
who was endowed with those amiable and pleasing accomplishmens of mind
and manners , which give the best security for happiness in- the married state .
... Custis , a young and beautiful widow , who possessed an ample fortune , and
who was endowed with those amiable and pleasing accomplishmens of mind
and manners , which give the best security for happiness in- the married state .
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What I have already taken the liberty of saying , will serve to convey a general
idea of the matter ; and therefore I shall , with all due deference , take the liberty
to give it as my opinion , that if the Congress have any rea son to believe that
there ...
What I have already taken the liberty of saying , will serve to convey a general
idea of the matter ; and therefore I shall , with all due deference , take the liberty
to give it as my opinion , that if the Congress have any rea son to believe that
there ...
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... which influence the judgment of the gentlemen whom I consulted , and might
have inclined me to put more to hazard than was consistent with prudence . If it
had this effect , I am not sensible of it , as I endeavoured to give the subject all the
...
... which influence the judgment of the gentlemen whom I consulted , and might
have inclined me to put more to hazard than was consistent with prudence . If it
had this effect , I am not sensible of it , as I endeavoured to give the subject all the
...
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| Titel | Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United States |
| Autor/in | Aaron Bancroft |
| Verlag | J. Stockdale, 1808 |
| Original von | Klosterbibliothek Montserrat |
| Digitalisiert | 17. Juni 2010 |
| Länge | 560 Seiten |
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