The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased Relative, Band 2J. Crissy, 1845 |
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... expressed in the House of Commons . But the situation of the United States justified a suspicion of different motives ; and prudence required that their conduct should be influenced by that suspicion . The repugnance of the king to a ...
... expressed in the House of Commons . But the situation of the United States justified a suspicion of different motives ; and prudence required that their conduct should be influenced by that suspicion . The repugnance of the king to a ...
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... expressed by their general were pacific and conciliatory . But to these flattering appearances it was dangerous to yield implicit confidence . With a change of men , a change of measures might also take place ; and , in addition to the ...
... expressed by their general were pacific and conciliatory . But to these flattering appearances it was dangerous to yield implicit confidence . With a change of men , a change of measures might also take place ; and , in addition to the ...
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... expressed his conviction that their good sense would secure them from paying any " attention to such an irregular invitation ; but his own duty , he conceived , as well as the re- putation and true interest of the army , required his ...
... expressed his conviction that their good sense would secure them from paying any " attention to such an irregular invitation ; but his own duty , he conceived , as well as the re- putation and true interest of the army , required his ...
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... expressed the feelings attendant upon this sudden transition from public to private pursuits . " I am just beginning ... expression in which the high sense universally entertained of his services was conveyed , manifested the warmth of ...
... expressed the feelings attendant upon this sudden transition from public to private pursuits . " I am just beginning ... expression in which the high sense universally entertained of his services was conveyed , manifested the warmth of ...
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... expressed unequivocally the opinion , that the rivers of Virginia afforded a more convenient , and a more direct course than could be found else- where , for that rich and increasing commerce . This was strongly urged as a motive for ...
... expressed unequivocally the opinion , that the rivers of Virginia afforded a more convenient , and a more direct course than could be found else- where , for that rich and increasing commerce . This was strongly urged as a motive for ...
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