 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 574 Seiten
...now attending the second Continental Congress, which assembled in Philadelphia on the lOtli of May. cover of their ships) half an hour, before a powerful...to Mrs. Fairfax, dear Sir, your &,c. • APPENDIX. VOL. ii. 52 H APPENDIX. No. I. p. 1. WASHINGTON'S EARLY PAPERS. AMONG the earliest papers, found in... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 650 Seiten
...brother's breast, and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched in blood, or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative ! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice ? " Congress first proceeded to consider the state of the country, and to provide for defence. Committees... | |
 | George Washington - 1837 - 644 Seiten
...brother's breast, and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched in blood, or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice ? " Congress first proceeded to consider the state of the country, and to provide for defence. Committees... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 658 Seiten
...brother's breast, and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched in blood, or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative ! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice ? " Congress first proceeded to consider the state of the country, and to provide for defence. Committees... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 654 Seiten
...brother's breast, and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched in blood, or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative ! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice ? " Congress first proceeded to consider the state of the country, and to provide for defence. Committees... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - 666 Seiten
...brother's breast, and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched in blood, or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative ! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice ? " Congress first proceeded to consider the state of the congress providea for country, and to provide... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - 632 Seiten
...brother's breast, and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched in blood, or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative ! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice ? " Congress first proceeded to consider the state of the provides for country, and to provide for... | |
 | George Washington - 1847 - 720 Seiten
...now attending' the second Continental Congress, u Well assembled in Philadelphia on the lOth of May. cover of their ships) half an hour, before a powerful...the earliest papers, found in the archives at Mount V?rnon, were the fragments of manuscripts written by Washington during his boyhood and youth. These... | |
 | George Washington - 1847 - 574 Seiten
...now attending the second Continental Congress, wliic!: assembled in Philadelphia on the 10th of May. cover of their ships) half an hour, before a powerful...compliments to Mrs. Fairfax, dear Sir, your &,c. APPENDIX VOL. II. APPENDIX No. I. p. 1. WASHINGTON'S EARLY PAPERS. AMONG the earliest papers, found in the archives... | |
 | John Frost - 1847 - 602 Seiten
...troops must have surrendered, or been totally cut off. For they had not arrived in Charlestown (under cover of their ships) half an hour, before a powerful...alternative ! but can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice ?" The Provincial Congress of Massachusetts being in session at the time of the battle of Lexington,... | |
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Unhappy it is, though, to reflect, that a brother's sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast, and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative ! But can a virtuous... 
