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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I have known some men , ( and if a man will observe his own heart , he will find it there also , unless it be strictly denied , ) that will give God the glory of the success of a good enterprise , but yet with a kind of secret ...
I have known some men , ( and if a man will observe his own heart , he will find it there also , unless it be strictly denied , ) that will give God the glory of the success of a good enterprise , but yet with a kind of secret ...
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Give me leave to add , and I think I can announce it as a fact , that it is not the wish or interest of that government , or any other upon this continent , separately or collectively , to set up for independence ; but this you may at ...
Give me leave to add , and I think I can announce it as a fact , that it is not the wish or interest of that government , or any other upon this continent , separately or collectively , to set up for independence ; but this you may at ...
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Let two or three men who can feel , as well as write , be appointed , to draw up your last remonstrance ; for I would no longer give it the soft , suing name of memorial . Let it be represented in language that will neither dishonour ...
Let two or three men who can feel , as well as write , be appointed , to draw up your last remonstrance ; for I would no longer give it the soft , suing name of memorial . Let it be represented in language that will neither dishonour ...
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