The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesPorter & Coates, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... thing , a prey to the enemy ; and when we endea voured to rally them , in hopes of regaining the ground , and what we had left upon it , it was with as little success as if we had attempted to stop the wild bears of the mountains , or ...
... thing , a prey to the enemy ; and when we endea voured to rally them , in hopes of regaining the ground , and what we had left upon it , it was with as little success as if we had attempted to stop the wild bears of the mountains , or ...
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... thing but vil- lainy , as the above is , could impress you with so ill an opinion of my honour and honesty . " If it be possible that Colonel for my belief is staggered , not being conscious of having given the least cause to any one ...
... thing but vil- lainy , as the above is , could impress you with so ill an opinion of my honour and honesty . " If it be possible that Colonel for my belief is staggered , not being conscious of having given the least cause to any one ...
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... things from appear- ances , or by the lump . Yet every fool will have his notions , will prattle and talk away ; and why may not I ? We seem then , in my opinion , to act un- D der the guidance of an evil genius . The conduct 1758. ] 33 ...
... things from appear- ances , or by the lump . Yet every fool will have his notions , will prattle and talk away ; and why may not I ? We seem then , in my opinion , to act un- D der the guidance of an evil genius . The conduct 1758. ] 33 ...
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... thing as con- venient and agreeable as possible ; but there is a vital and inherent principle of delay , incompa- tible with military service , in ' transacting business through such various and different channels . I esteem it my duty ...
... thing as con- venient and agreeable as possible ; but there is a vital and inherent principle of delay , incompa- tible with military service , in ' transacting business through such various and different channels . I esteem it my duty ...
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... thing we hold dear , with destruction from foreign troops ; it little becomes the character of a soldier to shrink from danger , and condition for new terms . It is the General's intention to indulge both offi- cers and soldiers , who ...
... thing we hold dear , with destruction from foreign troops ; it little becomes the character of a soldier to shrink from danger , and condition for new terms . It is the General's intention to indulge both offi- cers and soldiers , who ...
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