Historical View of the American RevolutionFields, Osgood & Company, successors to Ticknor and Fields, 1895 - 459 Seiten |
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... Division of opinion concerning the opening of the ports . 93 Disputes about this question . 93 The proposal to arrest dangerous persons equally embar- ragзing 94 Rhode Island's proposition to build a navy adopted after much ANALYSIS . xvii.
... Division of opinion concerning the opening of the ports . 93 Disputes about this question . 93 The proposal to arrest dangerous persons equally embar- ragзing 94 Rhode Island's proposition to build a navy adopted after much ANALYSIS . xvii.
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George Washington Greene. Rhode Island's proposition to build a navy adopted after much delay Measures for the encouragement of manufactures , agricul- ture , the arts and sciences passed Congress petitions the King for the last time It ...
George Washington Greene. Rhode Island's proposition to build a navy adopted after much delay Measures for the encouragement of manufactures , agricul- ture , the arts and sciences passed Congress petitions the King for the last time It ...
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... Island 205 205 207 207 • 207 208 208 208 210 211 212 213 213 214 215 215 216 The need of a warning 216 The fundamental error . Short enlistments 217 Need of a commander - in - chief 217 Congress induced to accept the army 218 Candidates ...
... Island 205 205 207 207 • 207 208 208 208 210 211 212 213 213 214 215 215 216 The need of a warning 216 The fundamental error . Short enlistments 217 Need of a commander - in - chief 217 Congress induced to accept the army 218 Candidates ...
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... The campaign of 1776. The defence of New York . Washington compelled to give up the city The retreat after the battle of Long Island . 249 250 250 251 252 253 Untrustworthiness of the army 253 Manoeuvres around New York . xxiv ANALYSIS .
... The campaign of 1776. The defence of New York . Washington compelled to give up the city The retreat after the battle of Long Island . 249 250 250 251 252 253 Untrustworthiness of the army 253 Manoeuvres around New York . xxiv ANALYSIS .
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George Washington Greene. to the King with the information that Cape Breton was an island , he did what perhaps half his col- leagues in the ministry , and more than half his colleagues in Parliament , would have done in his place . They ...
George Washington Greene. to the King with the information that Cape Breton was an island , he did what perhaps half his col- leagues in the ministry , and more than half his colleagues in Parliament , would have done in his place . They ...
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Seite 442 - UNION, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate! We know what Master laid thy keel, What Workmen wrought thy ribs of steel, Who made each mast, and sail, and rope, What anvils rang, what hammers beat, In what a forge and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope!
Seite 364 - This was to teach me method in the arrangement of the thoughts. By comparing my work with the original, I discovered many faults, and corrected them; but I sometimes had the pleasure to fancy that, in certain particulars of small consequence, I had been fortunate enough to improve the method or the language, and this encouraged me to think that I might in time come to be a tolerable English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious.
Seite 87 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Seite 342 - I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country...
Seite 254 - ... with the deepest concern, I am obliged to confess my want of confidence in the generality of the troops.
Seite 442 - Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O UNION, strong and great ! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate...
Seite 121 - ... to call a full and free representation of the people, and that the said representatives, if they think it necessary, establish such a form of government as, in their judgment, will best produce the happiness of the people and most effectually secure peace and good order in the colony during the continuance of the present dispute between Great Britain and the colonies.
Seite 99 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the united colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established to adopt such government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.
Seite 122 - Hampshire, to call a full and free representation of the people, and that the representatives, if they think it necessary, establish such a form of government, as in their judgment will best produce the happiness of the people, and most effectually secure peace and good order in the Province, during the continuance of the present dispute between Great Britain and the Colonies.
Seite 363 - I had gone on making verses ; since the continual occasion for words of the same import, but of different length, to suit the measure, or of different sound for the rhyme, would have laid me under a constant necessity of searching for variety, and also have tended to fix that variety in my mind and make me master of it.