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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... thing like deception . He often talked with him on this subject , and that his lectures were not wasted , but sown on good ground , is evident from the following anecdote , which rests on the same authority as the one recorded above ...
... thing like deception . He often talked with him on this subject , and that his lectures were not wasted , but sown on good ground , is evident from the following anecdote , which rests on the same authority as the one recorded above ...
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... thing , a thing that the devil aims to hit in a special manner , a thing that is much in the power of a false report , a mistake , a misapprehension , to wound and hurt ; and notwithstanding all my care , I am at the mercy of others ...
... thing , a thing that the devil aims to hit in a special manner , a thing that is much in the power of a false report , a mistake , a misapprehension , to wound and hurt ; and notwithstanding all my care , I am at the mercy of others ...
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... thing , but they also implied any thing , and that he should absolutely decline any letter directed to him as a private person , when it related to his public station . Colonel Patterson then said that General Howe would not urge his ...
... thing , but they also implied any thing , and that he should absolutely decline any letter directed to him as a private person , when it related to his public station . Colonel Patterson then said that General Howe would not urge his ...
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