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, 1831 |
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... virtue , was the source of refusal . " On the other hand , it is really my wish to have my mind and my actions , which are the result of re- flection , as free and independent as the air , that I may be more at liberty ( in things which ...
... virtue , was the source of refusal . " On the other hand , it is really my wish to have my mind and my actions , which are the result of re- flection , as free and independent as the air , that I may be more at liberty ( in things which ...
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... virtue . " While doing what my conscience informed me was right , as it respected my God , my country , and my- self , I could despise all the party clamour and unjust censure which must be expected from some , whose personal enmity ...
... virtue . " While doing what my conscience informed me was right , as it respected my God , my country , and my- self , I could despise all the party clamour and unjust censure which must be expected from some , whose personal enmity ...
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... virtue enough to maintain ( what I consider the most enviable of all titles ) the character of an honest man . " Although I could not help observing from several publications and letters that my name had been some- times spoken of , and ...
... virtue enough to maintain ( what I consider the most enviable of all titles ) the character of an honest man . " Although I could not help observing from several publications and letters that my name had been some- times spoken of , and ...
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... he passed , he received the most flattering evi- dence of the high estimation , in which his countrymen held his talents and his virtues Gray's bridge over the Schuylkill was , with much taste 81 [ 1789 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... he passed , he received the most flattering evi- dence of the high estimation , in which his countrymen held his talents and his virtues Gray's bridge over the Schuylkill was , with much taste 81 [ 1789 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... virtue and hap . piness - between duty and advantage - between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy , and the solid rewards of publick prosperity and felicity . Since we ought to be no less persuaded that the pro ...
... virtue and hap . piness - between duty and advantage - between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy , and the solid rewards of publick prosperity and felicity . Since we ought to be no less persuaded that the pro ...
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