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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... thoughts , and disturbing passions , when they are past , as well as while they are used . Let no recreation of any long continuance be used in the morning , for they hazard the loss or discomposure c 2 EARLY LIFE . 29.
... thoughts , and disturbing passions , when they are past , as well as while they are used . Let no recreation of any long continuance be used in the morning , for they hazard the loss or discomposure c 2 EARLY LIFE . 29.
Page 32
... , to convince of errors , to maintain the truth , to call upon thy name , and by vocal prayers to sanctify my tongue , and to fix my thoughts to the duty about which I was : to persuade to peace and 32 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... , to convince of errors , to maintain the truth , to call upon thy name , and by vocal prayers to sanctify my tongue , and to fix my thoughts to the duty about which I was : to persuade to peace and 32 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
Page 33
... thought that wisdom , which in a trades- man and in a politician was mingled with deceit , falsity , and injustice , deserved the same name , only the latter is so much the worse , because it was of the more public and general concern ...
... thought that wisdom , which in a trades- man and in a politician was mingled with deceit , falsity , and injustice , deserved the same name , only the latter is so much the worse , because it was of the more public and general concern ...
Page 37
... thought me great , I knew myself to be still the same , and in all things , besides the due execution of my place , my deportment was just the same as if I had been no such a man ; for first , I knew that I was but thy steward and ...
... thought me great , I knew myself to be still the same , and in all things , besides the due execution of my place , my deportment was just the same as if I had been no such a man ; for first , I knew that I was but thy steward and ...
Page 38
... thought it was a seasonable time to lay out my reputation for the advantage of either , and to act with it , and by it , and upon it , to the highest , in the use of all lawful means . And And upon such an occasion , the counsel of ...
... thought it was a seasonable time to lay out my reputation for the advantage of either , and to act with it , and by it , and upon it , to the highest , in the use of all lawful means . And And upon such an occasion , the counsel of ...
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