Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... danger , to re- sign , without one hesitating moment , a command from which I never expect to reap either honour or benefit ; but , on the contrary , have almost an absolute certainty of incurring displeasure below , while the murder of ...
... danger , to re- sign , without one hesitating moment , a command from which I never expect to reap either honour or benefit ; but , on the contrary , have almost an absolute certainty of incurring displeasure below , while the murder of ...
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... danger until it breaks upon our heads , or else through mistaken notions of economy , evade the expence until the blow is struck , and then run into an extreme of raising the militia . These , after an age , as it were , is spent in ...
... danger until it breaks upon our heads , or else through mistaken notions of economy , evade the expence until the blow is struck , and then run into an extreme of raising the militia . These , after an age , as it were , is spent in ...
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Aaron Bancroft. measures were adopted to import powder into the country . The immediate danger was soon re- moved by an arrival of a small quantity , sent from Elizabethtown , in New Jersey . Under the per- plexities which arose from the ...
Aaron Bancroft. measures were adopted to import powder into the country . The immediate danger was soon re- moved by an arrival of a small quantity , sent from Elizabethtown , in New Jersey . Under the per- plexities which arose from the ...
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... danger , and early sum- moned the general officers to deliberate upon the expediency of attempting to support their present position , or of taking one in their rear more com- pact . The council with unanimity advised to re- main in ...
... danger , and early sum- moned the general officers to deliberate upon the expediency of attempting to support their present position , or of taking one in their rear more com- pact . The council with unanimity advised to re- main in ...
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... danger , and condition for new terms . It is the General's intention to indulge both offi- cers and soldiers , who compose the new army , with furloughs for a reasonable time ; but this must be done in such a manner as not to injure ...
... danger , and condition for new terms . It is the General's intention to indulge both offi- cers and soldiers , who compose the new army , with furloughs for a reasonable time ; but this must be done in such a manner as not to injure ...
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