The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War: And the First President of the United States, Band 2T. Bedington, 1826 |
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... never ceased to sigh through a long and painful ab- sence , in which ( remote from the noise and trouble of the world ) I meditate to pass the remainder of life in a state of undisturbed repose ; but , before I carry this resolution ...
... never ceased to sigh through a long and painful ab- sence , in which ( remote from the noise and trouble of the world ) I meditate to pass the remainder of life in a state of undisturbed repose ; but , before I carry this resolution ...
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... never hope to be a happy nation . " From this time the disbanding the army engrossed the attention of Congress and of the Commander in Chief . No funds were established to discharge the five years commutation . Large arrearages of pay ...
... never hope to be a happy nation . " From this time the disbanding the army engrossed the attention of Congress and of the Commander in Chief . No funds were established to discharge the five years commutation . Large arrearages of pay ...
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... never happen , among other reasons because , if the partiality of my fellow - citizens conceive it to be a mean by which the sinews of the new government would be strengthened , it will of consequence be ob- noxious to those who are in ...
... never happen , among other reasons because , if the partiality of my fellow - citizens conceive it to be a mean by which the sinews of the new government would be strengthened , it will of consequence be ob- noxious to those who are in ...
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... never hap- pen , and because in case it should occur , it would be a point of prudence to defer forming one's ultimate and irrevocable decision , so long as new data might be af- forded for one to act with the greater wisdom and pro ...
... never hap- pen , and because in case it should occur , it would be a point of prudence to defer forming one's ultimate and irrevocable decision , so long as new data might be af- forded for one to act with the greater wisdom and pro ...
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... never more to take any share in transactions of a pub- lick nature . For at my age , and in my circumstances , what prospects or advantages could I propose to myself , from embarking again on the tempestuous and uncer- tain ocean of ...
... never more to take any share in transactions of a pub- lick nature . For at my age , and in my circumstances , what prospects or advantages could I propose to myself , from embarking again on the tempestuous and uncer- tain ocean of ...
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