The Writings of George Washington: Life of WashingtonAmerican stationers' Company; J. B. Russell, 1837 |
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... prepare the way for higher seminaries of learning . Young men destined for the learned pro- fessions , whose parents could afford the expense , were occasionally sent to England . But the planters gen- erally sought no other education ...
... prepare the way for higher seminaries of learning . Young men destined for the learned pro- fessions , whose parents could afford the expense , were occasionally sent to England . But the planters gen- erally sought no other education ...
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... preparation for a detached enterprise , the line of battle was pro- jected and sketched on paper , each officer being as- signed to his post , with the names of the regiments and strength of the forces he was to command . During the ...
... preparation for a detached enterprise , the line of battle was pro- jected and sketched on paper , each officer being as- signed to his post , with the names of the regiments and strength of the forces he was to command . During the ...
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... prepared with a buoyant spirit for his departure ; but , as the time approached , the solicitude of his mother inter- posed with an authority , to which nature gave a claim . " I At this critical juncture , Mr. Jackson , a friend of the ...
... prepared with a buoyant spirit for his departure ; but , as the time approached , the solicitude of his mother inter- posed with an authority , to which nature gave a claim . " I At this critical juncture , Mr. Jackson , a friend of the ...
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... prepared the way for new successes . He had moreover acquired a knowledge of parts of the country hitherto little known , which were to be E Copied from a s FAC SIMILE , Manuscript in 14 [ 1748 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... prepared the way for new successes . He had moreover acquired a knowledge of parts of the country hitherto little known , which were to be E Copied from a s FAC SIMILE , Manuscript in 14 [ 1748 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... prepare for the exigency . At the last meeting of the House of Burgesses , the governor had failed in his endeavours to rouse the representatives of the people to a sense of danger , and no funds had been provided for establishing a ...
... prepare for the exigency . At the last meeting of the House of Burgesses , the governor had failed in his endeavours to rouse the representatives of the people to a sense of danger , and no funds had been provided for establishing a ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 491 - There is a rank due to the United States among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for war.
Seite 127 - Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Bland...
Seite 442 - I have been too much swayed by a grateful remembrance of former instances, or by an affectionate sensibility to this transcendent proof of the confidence of my fellowcitizens ; and have thence too little consulted my incapacity as well as disinclination for the weighty and untried cares before me ; my error will be palliated by the motives which misled me, and its consequences be judged by my country with some share of the partiality in which they originated.
Seite 520 - Perhaps the strongest feature in his character was prudence, never acting until every circumstance, every consideration, was maturely weighed ; refraining if he saw a doubt, but, when once decided, going through with his purpose, whatever obstacles opposed. His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known, no motives of interest or consanguinity, of friendship or hatred, being able to bias his decision. He was, indeed, in every sense of the words, a wise, a good, and...
Seite 442 - In this conflict of emotions, all I dare aver, is, that it has been my faithful study to collect my duty from a just appreciation of every circumstance by which it might be affected.
Seite 427 - Union, at a time and place to be agreed upon, to take into consideration the trade of the United States ; to consider how far a uniform system in their commercial regulations may be necessary to their common interest and their permanent harmony ; and to report to the several States such an act, relative to this great object, as, when ratified by them, will enable the United States in Congress effectually to provide for the same.
Seite 168 - I know the unhappy predicament in which I stand; Letter to joI know that much is expected of me ; I know, that, without men, without arms, without ammunition, without any thing fit for the accommodation of a soldier, little is to be done ; and, what is mortifying, I know that I cannot stand justified to the world without exposing my own weakness, and injuring the cause, by declaring my wants, which I am determined not to do, farther than unavoidable necessity brings every man acquainted with them.
Seite 326 - ... twelve feet apart. Of late he has had the surprising sagacity to discover that apples will make pies, and it is a question, if, in the violence of his efforts, we do not get one of apples instead of having both of beefsteaks. If the ladies can put up with such entertainment, and will submit to partake of it on plates once tin but now iron (not become so by the labor of scouring), I shall be happy to see them.
Seite 69 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Seite 139 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge; and that is all I desire.