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 Washington |
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Their caution , as was natural , increased with the peril of their cause , until , in this particular instance , it realized the proverbial effect of fear , by creating a danger almost as serious as any which it strove to avoid .
Their caution , as was natural , increased with the peril of their cause , until , in this particular instance , it realized the proverbial effect of fear , by creating a danger almost as serious as any which it strove to avoid .
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That this cause precipitated the fate of the brave , and much - to - be - lamented General Montgomery , and brought on the defeat which followed thereupon , I have not the most distant doubt ; for had he not been apprehensive of the ...
That this cause precipitated the fate of the brave , and much - to - be - lamented General Montgomery , and brought on the defeat which followed thereupon , I have not the most distant doubt ; for had he not been apprehensive of the ...
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The danger of a majority of the people of the state deserting the cause of independence , when the enemy should come among them , and thus causing a disruption in the political union of America , gave him the most serious alarm .
The danger of a majority of the people of the state deserting the cause of independence , when the enemy should come among them , and thus causing a disruption in the political union of America , gave him the most serious alarm .
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| Title | 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 Washington |
| Author | John Frost |
| Publisher | Leary & Getz, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 588 pages |
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