Life of George Washington, Količina 2G.P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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Stran 81
... spirit which prevails here . Instead of pressing to be engaged in the cause of their country , which I vainly flattered myself would be the case , I find we are likely to be deserted in a most critical time . * Our situation is truly ...
... spirit which prevails here . Instead of pressing to be engaged in the cause of their country , which I vainly flattered myself would be the case , I find we are likely to be deserted in a most critical time . * Our situation is truly ...
Stran 140
... spirit of procrastination , which is the characteristic of timidity . The letter from the Provincial Congress , you will observe , breathes the very essence of this spirit ; it is wofully hysterical . " By the by , the threat contained ...
... spirit of procrastination , which is the characteristic of timidity . The letter from the Provincial Congress , you will observe , breathes the very essence of this spirit ; it is wofully hysterical . " By the by , the threat contained ...
Stran 189
... spirit , his shrewd sagacity , and his whimsical and splenetic humors . The following admirably impartial sketch is given of him by Washington , in a letter to his brother Augus- tine : " He is the first in military knowledge and ...
... spirit , his shrewd sagacity , and his whimsical and splenetic humors . The following admirably impartial sketch is given of him by Washington , in a letter to his brother Augus- tine : " He is the first in military knowledge and ...
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