George WashingtonHarper and brothers, 1903 - 333 pages |
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Page 124
... Stamp Act had become law , and note the tone of restrained passion that ran through them . They declared that from the first the settlers of " his Majesty's colony and dominion " of Virginia had possessed and enjoyed all the privileges ...
... Stamp Act had become law , and note the tone of restrained passion that ran through them . They declared that from the first the settlers of " his Majesty's colony and dominion " of Virginia had possessed and enjoyed all the privileges ...
Page 126
... Stamp Act was law , conservative members shrank from doing what must look so like a flat defiance of Parlia- ment . Only young men would have had the audacity to urge such action ; only very extraordinary young men would have had the ...
... Stamp Act was law , conservative members shrank from doing what must look so like a flat defiance of Parlia- ment . Only young men would have had the audacity to urge such action ; only very extraordinary young men would have had the ...
Page 128
... Stamp Act stirred the House , and that he should instantly sweep the majority into his following with a charm and dash of eloquence that came like a revelation upon the quiet assembly . He was but twenty - nine years old , but he had ...
... Stamp Act stirred the House , and that he should instantly sweep the majority into his following with a charm and dash of eloquence that came like a revelation upon the quiet assembly . He was but twenty - nine years old , but he had ...
Page 129
... Stamp Act . It was of the ardor of his nature to speak when conviction moved him strongly , without thought of ... law - book . It seemed no doubt a precious piece of audacity in the eyes of the prescriptive leaders of the House to hear ...
... Stamp Act . It was of the ardor of his nature to speak when conviction moved him strongly , without thought of ... law - book . It seemed no doubt a precious piece of audacity in the eyes of the prescriptive leaders of the House to hear ...
Page 135
... Stamp Act in any instance what- soever within this colony . " The ministry could not stand the pressure . They gave way to Lord Rocking- ham , and the act was repealed . Meanwhile Washington , his calm temper unshaken , was slowly ...
... Stamp Act in any instance what- soever within this colony . " The ministry could not stand the pressure . They gave way to Lord Rocking- ham , and the act was repealed . Meanwhile Washington , his calm temper unshaken , was slowly ...
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