The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesPorter & Coates, 1808 - 560 páginas |
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... mind was early discover- ed . The war between England and France in 1747 kindled in his young breast that spark , which at a subsequent period burst into a flame ; and at his own importunity , the birth of a midshipman , at the age of ...
... mind was early discover- ed . The war between England and France in 1747 kindled in his young breast that spark , which at a subsequent period burst into a flame ; and at his own importunity , the birth of a midshipman , at the age of ...
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... mind to comprehend the nature of this mode of war . Jealous of his prerogative , and ob- stinate in his temper , his orders were often inade- quate to their object , or impracticable in their na- ture . The military code of the colony ...
... mind to comprehend the nature of this mode of war . Jealous of his prerogative , and ob- stinate in his temper , his orders were often inade- quate to their object , or impracticable in their na- ture . The military code of the colony ...
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... mind , I could offer myself a willing sa- crifice to the butchering enemy , provided that would conduce to the people's ease . " The inefficiency of the militia he thus pourtrays . " The inhabitants are so sensible of their dan- ger ...
... mind , I could offer myself a willing sa- crifice to the butchering enemy , provided that would conduce to the people's ease . " The inefficiency of the militia he thus pourtrays . " The inhabitants are so sensible of their dan- ger ...
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... mind . The enemy was driven from the Ohio , and his country , in a great measure , re- lieved from the carnage and distress of an Indian war . His health was impaired by the arduous services of the campaign ; and his private concerns ...
... mind . The enemy was driven from the Ohio , and his country , in a great measure , re- lieved from the carnage and distress of an Indian war . His health was impaired by the arduous services of the campaign ; and his private concerns ...
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... mind and manners , which give the best security for happiness in the married state . With her , he lived in all the confidence , endearment and felicity which this relation can produce . On his estate of Mount Vernon , he extensively ...
... mind and manners , which give the best security for happiness in the married state . With her , he lived in all the confidence , endearment and felicity which this relation can produce . On his estate of Mount Vernon , he extensively ...
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