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 154
... leave , my good friend , to tell you that you are abused , grossly abused . This I advance with a degree of confidence and boldness which may claim your belief , having better opportunities of knowing the real sentiments of the people ...
... leave , my good friend , to tell you that you are abused , grossly abused . This I advance with a degree of confidence and boldness which may claim your belief , having better opportunities of knowing the real sentiments of the people ...
Page 187
... leave to assure the Congress , that , as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and hap- piness , I do not wish to make any profit from it . I will keep an ...
... leave to assure the Congress , that , as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and hap- piness , I do not wish to make any profit from it . I will keep an ...
Page 468
... leave of each succeeding officer . The tear of manly sensibility was in every eye ; and not a word was articu- lated to interrupt the dignified silence , and the tenderness of the scene . Leaving the room , he passed through the corps ...
... leave of each succeeding officer . The tear of manly sensibility was in every eye ; and not a word was articu- lated to interrupt the dignified silence , and the tenderness of the scene . Leaving the room , he passed through the corps ...
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