The Western States (I speak now from my own observation) stand as it were upon a pivot. The touch of a feather would turn them any way. George Washington - Page 245by Woodrow Wilson - 1897 - 333 pagesFull view - About this book
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...opinion, the gift of prophecy to foretell. "The western settlers (I speak now from my own observations) stand as it were, upon a pivot. The touch of a feather would turn them any way. Until the Spaniards (very unwisely as I think) threw difficulties in their way, they looked down the... | |
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| 1813 - 744 pages
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| 1828 - 598 pages
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...opinion, the gift of prophecy to foretell. The western settlers (I speak now from my own observations) stand, as it were, upon a pivot. The touch of a feather would turn them any way. Until the Spaniards (very unwisely, I think) threw difficulties in their way, they looked down the... | |
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...opinion, the gift of prophecy to foretell. " ' The western settlers, I speak now from my own observations, stand as it were, upon a pivot. The touch of a feather would turn them any way. Until the Spaniards, very unwisely as I think, threw difficulties in their way, they looked down the... | |
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...opinion, the gift of prophecy to foretell. The western States (I speak now from my own observation) stand as it were upon a pivot. The touch of a feather would turn them any way. They have looked down the Mississippi, until the Spaniards, very impolitically I think for themselves,... | |
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...opinion, the gift of prophecy to foretell. The western States (I speak now from my own observation) stand as it were upon a pivot. The touch of a feather would turn them any way. They have looked down the Mississippi, until the Spaniards, very impolitically I think for themselves,... | |
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