The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesHenry T. Coates, 1882 - 489 Seiten |
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... never did , and perhaps never will hap- pen . Men who are familiarized to danger , meet it without shrinking ; whereas , those who have never seen service , often apprehend danger where no danger is . Three things prompt men to a ...
... never did , and perhaps never will hap- pen . Men who are familiarized to danger , meet it without shrinking ; whereas , those who have never seen service , often apprehend danger where no danger is . Three things prompt men to a ...
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... never drive you into dishonor , it may drive you from the field ; that the wound often irritated , and never healed , may at length become incurable ; and that the slightest mark of indignity from Congress now must operate like the ...
... never drive you into dishonor , it may drive you from the field ; that the wound often irritated , and never healed , may at length become incurable ; and that the slightest mark of indignity from Congress now must operate like the ...
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... never hope to be a happy nation . During the war , he not unfrequently rode ten or twelve miles from camp to attend public worship ; and he never omitted this attendance , when opportunity presented . In the establishment of his ...
... never hope to be a happy nation . During the war , he not unfrequently rode ten or twelve miles from camp to attend public worship ; and he never omitted this attendance , when opportunity presented . In the establishment of his ...
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