Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... person of General Washington . He has not conceived that he was writing for men of erudition , but for the unlettered portion of the commu- nity ; and he has for their benefit more particularly stu- died simplicity of style . Should he ...
... person of General Washington . He has not conceived that he was writing for men of erudition , but for the unlettered portion of the commu- nity ; and he has for their benefit more particularly stu- died simplicity of style . Should he ...
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... persons in the bosom of civi- lized life . " From the 1st to the 15th of Decem- ber , " says Major Washington , " there was but one day in which it did not rain or snow incessant- ly , and through the whole journey there was but one ...
... persons in the bosom of civi- lized life . " From the 1st to the 15th of Decem- ber , " says Major Washington , " there was but one day in which it did not rain or snow incessant- ly , and through the whole journey there was but one ...
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... person can be readier to accuse me , than I am to acknowledge an er- ror when I have committed it ; nor more de- sirous of atoning for a crime , when I am sen- sible of being guilty of one . But , on the other hand , it is with concern ...
... person can be readier to accuse me , than I am to acknowledge an er- ror when I have committed it ; nor more de- sirous of atoning for a crime , when I am sen- sible of being guilty of one . But , on the other hand , it is with concern ...
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... person as well inclined to detract , but better skilled in the art of detraction than the author of the above stupid scandal , has made free with my character . For I cannot suppose that malice so absurd , so bare- faced , so ...
... person as well inclined to detract , but better skilled in the art of detraction than the author of the above stupid scandal , has made free with my character . For I cannot suppose that malice so absurd , so bare- faced , so ...
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... person living , who can say with justice , that I have offered any intentional wrong to the public , I will cheerfully submit to the most ignominious punishment that an injured people ought to inflict . On the other hand , it is hard to ...
... person living , who can say with justice , that I have offered any intentional wrong to the public , I will cheerfully submit to the most ignominious punishment that an injured people ought to inflict . On the other hand , it is hard to ...
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