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. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Hon. Bushrod Washington from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, Band 3 |
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Not the least of these was the difficulty attend . ing all attempts to cure it . Men
unaccustomed to submit their actions to the control of others , bear impatiently
that degree of authority , and submit reluctantly to that subordination so
indispensably ...
Not the least of these was the difficulty attend . ing all attempts to cure it . Men
unaccustomed to submit their actions to the control of others , bear impatiently
that degree of authority , and submit reluctantly to that subordination so
indispensably ...
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The danger to which the fleet was exposed of being dispersed at sea , rendered it
, however , improbable , that a feint , attended with so much hazard , would be
made . That con . sideration decided him in the opinion , that the movement to the
...
The danger to which the fleet was exposed of being dispersed at sea , rendered it
, however , improbable , that a feint , attended with so much hazard , would be
made . That con . sideration decided him in the opinion , that the movement to the
...
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This important duty he conceived might be attended to ' with the less hazard to
other parts of the service , because the solidity of the obstructions in the river was
such , that a few redhot balls from a part of the flotilla judiciously posted , would ...
This important duty he conceived might be attended to ' with the less hazard to
other parts of the service , because the solidity of the obstructions in the river was
such , that a few redhot balls from a part of the flotilla judiciously posted , would ...
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In . dependent of the uncertainty attending supplies extracted daily by force from
an unwilling people for the use of the moment , the procedure was attended with
the pernicious and dange . rous consequences which had been foreseen by the
...
In . dependent of the uncertainty attending supplies extracted daily by force from
an unwilling people for the use of the moment , the procedure was attended with
the pernicious and dange . rous consequences which had been foreseen by the
...
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That , impressed with a strong sense of the injury and disgrace which must attend
an infraction of the proposed stipulations , on the part of these states , your
committee have taken a general review of our finances , of the circumstances of
our ...
That , impressed with a strong sense of the injury and disgrace which must attend
an infraction of the proposed stipulations , on the part of these states , your
committee have taken a general review of our finances , of the circumstances of
our ...
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