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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... occasion . Silence in him would have encouraged the desperate to the prosecu- tion of the most rash design ; and strong and violent measures would have enkindled the smothered spark into a destructive flame . Noticing in general orders ...
... occasion . Silence in him would have encouraged the desperate to the prosecu- tion of the most rash design ; and strong and violent measures would have enkindled the smothered spark into a destructive flame . Noticing in general orders ...
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... occasion for posterity to say , when speaking of the glorious example you have exhibited to mankind - had this day been wanting , the world had never seen the last stage of perfection to which human nature is capable of attaining . " In ...
... occasion for posterity to say , when speaking of the glorious example you have exhibited to mankind - had this day been wanting , the world had never seen the last stage of perfection to which human nature is capable of attaining . " In ...
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... occasion , I will claim the indulgence of de- tailing the more copiously on the subject of our mutual felicitation . When we consider the magnitude of the prize we contended for , the doubtful nature of the con- test , and the ...
... occasion , I will claim the indulgence of de- tailing the more copiously on the subject of our mutual felicitation . When we consider the magnitude of the prize we contended for , the doubtful nature of the con- test , and the ...
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... occasion , and make it our own ; yet it appears to me , there is an option still left to the United States of America , whether they will be respectable and prosperous , or contemptible and miserable as a nation . This is the time of ...
... occasion , and make it our own ; yet it appears to me , there is an option still left to the United States of America , whether they will be respectable and prosperous , or contemptible and miserable as a nation . This is the time of ...
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... occasion of each charge , so as to give the least trou- ble in examining and comparing them with the vouchers , with which they were attended . The heads are as follows , copied from the folio manuscript pa- per book in the file of the ...
... occasion of each charge , so as to give the least trou- ble in examining and comparing them with the vouchers , with which they were attended . The heads are as follows , copied from the folio manuscript pa- per book in the file of the ...
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