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 2Richard Phillips, 1804 |
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... appeared to your Honour ; but this I know , and it is the highest consolation I am capable of feeling , that no man that ever was employed in a public capacity has endeavoured to discharge the trust reposed in him with greater honesty ...
... appeared to your Honour ; but this I know , and it is the highest consolation I am capable of feeling , that no man that ever was employed in a public capacity has endeavoured to discharge the trust reposed in him with greater honesty ...
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... appearance of glory which we once had in view ; that hope , that laudable ambition of serving our country and merit- ing its applause , are now no more ; all is dwindled into ease , sloth , and fatal inactivity . In a word , all is lost ...
... appearance of glory which we once had in view ; that hope , that laudable ambition of serving our country and merit- ing its applause , are now no more ; all is dwindled into ease , sloth , and fatal inactivity . In a word , all is lost ...
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... appeared more disposed to inquire into the riots , and to compel those concern- ed in them to make indemnities , than to compen- sate the sufferers out of the public purse . But after a second session , and some intimation that parlia ...
... appeared more disposed to inquire into the riots , and to compel those concern- ed in them to make indemnities , than to compen- sate the sufferers out of the public purse . But after a second session , and some intimation that parlia ...
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... appeared in the papers , demonstrating the violation contained in this law of the principles of the English constitu- tion and of English liberty ; and earnestly exhorting the people of America to take measures which would defeat its ...
... appeared in the papers , demonstrating the violation contained in this law of the principles of the English constitu- tion and of English liberty ; and earnestly exhorting the people of America to take measures which would defeat its ...
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... appeared so conclu- sive to Englishmen , if urged by themselves , in support of their own rights , had but little weight when used to disprove the existence of their authority over others . The deep and solemn tone of conviction ...
... appeared so conclu- sive to Englishmen , if urged by themselves , in support of their own rights , had but little weight when used to disprove the existence of their authority over others . The deep and solemn tone of conviction ...
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