Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of WashingtonLeary & Getz, 1857 - 588 pages |
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Page 104
... military achievements have been derived , first heightened our natural emulation and our desire to excel . How much we improved by those regulations and our own example , with what alacrity we have hitherto discharged our duty , with ...
... military achievements have been derived , first heightened our natural emulation and our desire to excel . How much we improved by those regulations and our own example , with what alacrity we have hitherto discharged our duty , with ...
Page 206
... military work erected . Under these directions , a small naval force arrived be fore Falmouth , in Maine , commanded ... military despots , sup- plied by universal history , inspired in their minds a fear , lest , hav- ing thrown off the ...
... military work erected . Under these directions , a small naval force arrived be fore Falmouth , in Maine , commanded ... military despots , sup- plied by universal history , inspired in their minds a fear , lest , hav- ing thrown off the ...
Page 532
... military expeditions , and Congress indulged their wishes . The desire of the executive for a military establishment equal to the exigency , was not regarded , and the distresses of the frontier in- habitants therefore still continued ...
... military expeditions , and Congress indulged their wishes . The desire of the executive for a military establishment equal to the exigency , was not regarded , and the distresses of the frontier in- habitants therefore still continued ...
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