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, 1853 - 586 pages |
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Page 141
... entered the mind of Lord North , as if to hasten on the great catastrophe by which Britain was in a few years to be deprived of the brightest gems in her diadem . In consequence of the pertinacious and suc- cessful exclusion of tea from ...
... entered the mind of Lord North , as if to hasten on the great catastrophe by which Britain was in a few years to be deprived of the brightest gems in her diadem . In consequence of the pertinacious and suc- cessful exclusion of tea from ...
Page 468
... entered the room . His emotions were too strong to be concealed . Filling a glass , he turned to them and said , With a heart full of love and gratitude , I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as ...
... entered the room . His emotions were too strong to be concealed . Filling a glass , he turned to them and said , With a heart full of love and gratitude , I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as ...
Page 550
... entered upon be entered upon without the most imperious necessity . The mission of Mr. Jay was his last effort for the preservation of peace with Great Britain . The rejec- tion of the treaty which resulted from this mission , he ...
... entered upon be entered upon without the most imperious necessity . The mission of Mr. Jay was his last effort for the preservation of peace with Great Britain . The rejec- tion of the treaty which resulted from this mission , he ...
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