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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... prepare a great man for effecting the object . Such a man was GEORGE WASHINGTON . He was the chosen instrument for laying the foundations of the republic on whose prosperity and perpetuity the hopes of human freedom rest . Born and ...
... prepare a great man for effecting the object . Such a man was GEORGE WASHINGTON . He was the chosen instrument for laying the foundations of the republic on whose prosperity and perpetuity the hopes of human freedom rest . Born and ...
Page 43
... prepared with pleasure for his departure ; for the vessel in which he was to embark was lying almost ready to sail , in the Potomac , within sight of Mount Ver- non - so called by Lawrence in compliment to his friend , the Admiral . In ...
... prepared with pleasure for his departure ; for the vessel in which he was to embark was lying almost ready to sail , in the Potomac , within sight of Mount Ver- non - so called by Lawrence in compliment to his friend , the Admiral . In ...
Page 47
... preparation for the office of mili- tary commander . It not only hardened and invigorated his already robust frame , but it educated his eye , and accustomed him to judge respecting distances and advantages of position . By making him ...
... preparation for the office of mili- tary commander . It not only hardened and invigorated his already robust frame , but it educated his eye , and accustomed him to judge respecting distances and advantages of position . By making him ...
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... prepared an answer to the letter of the governor , couched in a determined and firm , but respectful tone ; in which he said that as he acted by instructions from the governor of Canada , he could not comply with the summons to retire ...
... prepared an answer to the letter of the governor , couched in a determined and firm , but respectful tone ; in which he said that as he acted by instructions from the governor of Canada , he could not comply with the summons to retire ...
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... prepared to make a full apology , and ask his pardon for an offence given in an unguarded moment . Payne , admiring the great courage of the man who dared to face the reproach of his fellow - man , instantly apologized for his cowardly ...
... prepared to make a full apology , and ask his pardon for an offence given in an unguarded moment . Payne , admiring the great courage of the man who dared to face the reproach of his fellow - man , instantly apologized for his cowardly ...
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