Living Letters from American HistoryEdward Boykin |
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... things to order . Military arrangement , and movements in consequence , like the mechanism of a clock , will be ... thing depends upon the preparation that is made in the several departments , and the success or misfortunes of the ...
... things to order . Military arrangement , and movements in consequence , like the mechanism of a clock , will be ... thing depends upon the preparation that is made in the several departments , and the success or misfortunes of the ...
Page 149
... thing done " and " a thing to be done " -and as I do not believe that you would do " a very bad thing indeed " I must even make a virtue of necessity and defend your performance , if necessary , to the last effort of my musical ...
... thing done " and " a thing to be done " -and as I do not believe that you would do " a very bad thing indeed " I must even make a virtue of necessity and defend your performance , if necessary , to the last effort of my musical ...
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... thing , be- cause I have not your gift of presenting these things vividly , but chiefly , because the pressure of a multitude of things throughout the day seems to deprive me of the kind of initiative necessary for writing good letters ...
... thing , be- cause I have not your gift of presenting these things vividly , but chiefly , because the pressure of a multitude of things throughout the day seems to deprive me of the kind of initiative necessary for writing good letters ...
Contents
refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
John Adams writes his wife news of the Declaration of Inde | 21 |
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