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... character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant , is unfit to be the ruler of a free people . Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British brethren . We have warned them , from time to time , of attempts , by ...
... character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant , is unfit to be the ruler of a free people . Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British brethren . We have warned them , from time to time , of attempts , by ...
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... character and highly respectable connexions . From the date of his marriage until the year 1774 , a period of about sixteen years , Washington passed his time in the enjoyment of domestic life , and in the cultivation of his estate at ...
... character and highly respectable connexions . From the date of his marriage until the year 1774 , a period of about sixteen years , Washington passed his time in the enjoyment of domestic life , and in the cultivation of his estate at ...
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... character of Washington's genius could have retrieved them . His mag- nanimity during the ravages and distress of a civil war , in which he acted so conspicuous a part , has been much and justly celebrated . When peace came , he ...
... character of Washington's genius could have retrieved them . His mag- nanimity during the ravages and distress of a civil war , in which he acted so conspicuous a part , has been much and justly celebrated . When peace came , he ...
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... character gave that strength to a new magistracy which in other countries arises from ancient habits of obedience and respect . The authority of his virtue was more efficacious for the preservation of America than the legal powers of ...
... character gave that strength to a new magistracy which in other countries arises from ancient habits of obedience and respect . The authority of his virtue was more efficacious for the preservation of America than the legal powers of ...
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... character , sermons were preached , or some mark of respect paid to his memory . It was not speaking extravagantly to say that a nation was in tears at his death . There have been popular men , who were great in their day and genera ...
... character , sermons were preached , or some mark of respect paid to his memory . It was not speaking extravagantly to say that a nation was in tears at his death . There have been popular men , who were great in their day and genera ...
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