George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... effect than to unite the whole coun- try in one indissoluble band against a nation which seems to be lost to every sense of virtue and those feelings which distinguish a civilized people from the most barbarous 152 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
... effect than to unite the whole coun- try in one indissoluble band against a nation which seems to be lost to every sense of virtue and those feelings which distinguish a civilized people from the most barbarous 152 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
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... effect on mankind of forms and titles , and with unerring judgment he insisted on what he knew to be of real value . It is one of the earliest examples of the dignity and good taste which were of such inestimable value to his country ...
... effect on mankind of forms and titles , and with unerring judgment he insisted on what he knew to be of real value . It is one of the earliest examples of the dignity and good taste which were of such inestimable value to his country ...
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... effect any capital incur- sion into the country , but have drawn the enemy's forces to one point . . . . It would be presumption to draw out our young troops into open ground against their superiors both in number and disci- pline , and ...
... effect any capital incur- sion into the country , but have drawn the enemy's forces to one point . . . . It would be presumption to draw out our young troops into open ground against their superiors both in number and disci- pline , and ...
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... September 24th , read in the light of the battles of Long Island and Kip's Bay , had a considerable effect . The first steps were taken to make the army national and permanent , to raise the pay of officers , and 166 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
... September 24th , read in the light of the battles of Long Island and Kip's Bay , had a considerable effect . The first steps were taken to make the army national and permanent , to raise the pay of officers , and 166 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
Seite 172
... effect something . Not an hour went by that he did not turn calmly from fresh and ever renewed disappointment to work and action . By the middle of December Howe felt satisfied that the American army would soon dissolve , and leaving ...
... effect something . Not an hour went by that he did not turn calmly from fresh and ever renewed disappointment to work and action . By the middle of December Howe felt satisfied that the American army would soon dissolve , and leaving ...
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