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 Washington |
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... cause , he devoted his whole life to the great work which he had been raised up to accomplish , the successful assertion of her independence and the complete organization of her free institutions . No man was ever charged with a higher ...
... cause , he devoted his whole life to the great work which he had been raised up to accomplish , the successful assertion of her independence and the complete organization of her free institutions . No man was ever charged with a higher ...
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... causes of passion , admit reason to govern . 23. Utter not base and frivolous things among grave and learned men ; nor ... cause . 26. Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor in earnest ; scoff at none , though they give occasion ...
... causes of passion , admit reason to govern . 23. Utter not base and frivolous things among grave and learned men ; nor ... cause . 26. Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor in earnest ; scoff at none , though they give occasion ...
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... cause of folly in the world is , inadvertence , inconsideration , precipitancy , and over - hastiness in speeches or actions . If men had but the patience , many times , to pause but so long in actions and speeches of moment as might ...
... cause of folly in the world is , inadvertence , inconsideration , precipitancy , and over - hastiness in speeches or actions . If men had but the patience , many times , to pause but so long in actions and speeches of moment as might ...
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... and gave such strength and activity to his body as enabled him afterwards to sustain all those hardships which it was his duty to encounter in his coun- try's cause . CARTHAGENA . 1 CHAPTER II . Washington a Surbegor . 6 D2 EARLY LIFE . 41.
... and gave such strength and activity to his body as enabled him afterwards to sustain all those hardships which it was his duty to encounter in his coun- try's cause . CARTHAGENA . 1 CHAPTER II . Washington a Surbegor . 6 D2 EARLY LIFE . 41.
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... cause to repent having undertaken the service . On the 30th of October , he received his commission and instruc- tions from the governor , together with a letter to the French com- mander , inquiring into his designs and the authority ...
... cause to repent having undertaken the service . On the 30th of October , he received his commission and instruc- tions from the governor , together with a letter to the French com- mander , inquiring into his designs and the authority ...
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