The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War; and the First President of the United StatesPhillips, Sampson, 1856 |
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... spirit of a soldier , and refusing submission to these degrading regulations , he indignantly resigned his commission . At the same time he declared , that with high satisfaction he would obey the commands of his country , when her ...
... spirit of a soldier , and refusing submission to these degrading regulations , he indignantly resigned his commission . At the same time he declared , that with high satisfaction he would obey the commands of his country , when her ...
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... spirit of his American aid . In a letter written at the moment , he says , " I found that instead of pushing on with vigour , without regarding a little rough road , they were halting to level every inole hill , d to erect bridges over ...
... spirit of his American aid . In a letter written at the moment , he says , " I found that instead of pushing on with vigour , without regarding a little rough road , they were halting to level every inole hill , d to erect bridges over ...
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... spirit could suggest ; and all the means he possessed were judiciously and strenuously exerted for their protection ; but all were ineffectual . He was compelled to be the witness of the calamity of friends , whom he could not relieve ...
... spirit could suggest ; and all the means he possessed were judiciously and strenuously exerted for their protection ; but all were ineffectual . He was compelled to be the witness of the calamity of friends , whom he could not relieve ...
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... spirit replied to the charge , in a letter to a friend . " Whence it arises , or why , I am ignorant , but my strongest representations of mat- ters relative to the peace of the frontiers are disregarded as idle and frivolous ; my ...
... spirit replied to the charge , in a letter to a friend . " Whence it arises , or why , I am ignorant , but my strongest representations of mat- ters relative to the peace of the frontiers are disregarded as idle and frivolous ; my ...
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... spirit replied to the charge , in a letter to a friend . " Whence it arises , or why , I am ignorant , but my strongest representations of mat- ters relative to the peace of the frontiers are disregarded as idle and frivolous ; my ...
... spirit replied to the charge , in a letter to a friend . " Whence it arises , or why , I am ignorant , but my strongest representations of mat- ters relative to the peace of the frontiers are disregarded as idle and frivolous ; my ...
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