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 100
... mind , I could offer myself a willing sacrifice to the butchering enemy , provided that would contribute to the people's ease . " Two days afterwards he again addressed the governor in the same strain of humanity and sympathy with the ...
... mind , I could offer myself a willing sacrifice to the butchering enemy , provided that would contribute to the people's ease . " Two days afterwards he again addressed the governor in the same strain of humanity and sympathy with the ...
Page 343
... mind alone probably saved the day . He checked the retreat , drove back the enemy , and remained master of the field ; and this , too , with a loss very trifling when compared with that of the foe . " The battle of Monmouth , won in ...
... mind alone probably saved the day . He checked the retreat , drove back the enemy , and remained master of the field ; and this , too , with a loss very trifling when compared with that of the foe . " The battle of Monmouth , won in ...
Page 489
... mind , that some very disagreeable consequences must in all human probability result from the indulgence of my wishes . " In a letter to Colonel Hamilton , Washington observes : " If I am not grossly deceived in myself , I should ...
... mind , that some very disagreeable consequences must in all human probability result from the indulgence of my wishes . " In a letter to Colonel Hamilton , Washington observes : " If I am not grossly deceived in myself , I should ...
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