George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... began again , and Washington , whose prof- fered aid had been gladly received , chafed and worried all summer at the fresh spectacle of delay and stupidity which was presented to him . His advice was disregarded , and all the weary ...
... began again , and Washington , whose prof- fered aid had been gladly received , chafed and worried all summer at the fresh spectacle of delay and stupidity which was presented to him . His advice was disregarded , and all the weary ...
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... began , " with the freedom of a friend ( for you know I always esteemed you ) , to express my sor- row that fortune should place you in a service that must fix curses to the latest posterity upon the contrivers , and , if success ...
... began , " with the freedom of a friend ( for you know I always esteemed you ) , to express my sor- row that fortune should place you in a service that must fix curses to the latest posterity upon the contrivers , and , if success ...
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... began to appear , in search of cour- age and sympathy . Thither , too , came Charles Lee , a typical military adventurer of that period , a man of English birth and of varied service , brilliant , whimsical , and unbalanced . There also ...
... began to appear , in search of cour- age and sympathy . Thither , too , came Charles Lee , a typical military adventurer of that period , a man of English birth and of varied service , brilliant , whimsical , and unbalanced . There also ...
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... began to get restless and homesick , and both privates and officers would disappear to their farms , which Washington , al- ways impatient of wrongdoing , styled " base and pernicious conduct , " and punished accordingly . By and by the ...
... began to get restless and homesick , and both privates and officers would disappear to their farms , which Washington , al- ways impatient of wrongdoing , styled " base and pernicious conduct , " and punished accordingly . By and by the ...
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... began to melt away even before the proper date . Recruiting was carried on slowly and with difficulty , new levies were tardy in com- ing in , and Congress could not be persuaded to stop limited enlistments . Still the task was done ...
... began to melt away even before the proper date . Recruiting was carried on slowly and with difficulty , new levies were tardy in com- ing in , and Congress could not be persuaded to stop limited enlistments . Still the task was done ...
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