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 147
... patriotism , of which old Rome would have been proud . The Boston port bill , instead of fomenting jealousy and disunion within the province , as had been wished and expected by its originators , produced only a closer union and greater ...
... patriotism , of which old Rome would have been proud . The Boston port bill , instead of fomenting jealousy and disunion within the province , as had been wished and expected by its originators , produced only a closer union and greater ...
Page 176
... patriotism . The troops , if such they might be called , acknowledged no control , and though they sat down before the city , prepared to brave danger and death , they were bound by no obligation , save their own courageous pur- pose ...
... patriotism . The troops , if such they might be called , acknowledged no control , and though they sat down before the city , prepared to brave danger and death , they were bound by no obligation , save their own courageous pur- pose ...
Page 461
... patriotism and patient virtue rising superior to the pressure of the most complicated sufferings ; and you will , by the dignity of your conduct , afford occasion for posterity to say , when speaking of the glorious example you have ...
... patriotism and patient virtue rising superior to the pressure of the most complicated sufferings ; and you will , by the dignity of your conduct , afford occasion for posterity to say , when speaking of the glorious example you have ...
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