Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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... means so popular . Burgoyne , the other British general of note , was natural son of Lord Bingley , and had entered the army at an early age . While yet a subaltern , he had made a runaway match with a daughter of the Earl of Derby ...
... means so popular . Burgoyne , the other British general of note , was natural son of Lord Bingley , and had entered the army at an early age . While yet a subaltern , he had made a runaway match with a daughter of the Earl of Derby ...
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... means to sit down in safety . I have taken too active a part in what may be called the civil part of opposition , to renounce , without disgrace , the public cause when it seems to lead to danger ; and have a most sovereign contempt for ...
... means to sit down in safety . I have taken too active a part in what may be called the civil part of opposition , to renounce , without disgrace , the public cause when it seems to lead to danger ; and have a most sovereign contempt for ...
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... mean time , to augment the army to at least twenty thousand men . Washington now hastened to improve the defences of the camp , strengthen the weak parts of the line , and throw up additional works round the main forts . No one seconded ...
... mean time , to augment the army to at least twenty thousand men . Washington now hastened to improve the defences of the camp , strengthen the weak parts of the line , and throw up additional works round the main forts . No one seconded ...
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... means insensible to the situa- tion of the people on the coast . I wish I could extend protection to all , but the numerous detachments neces- sary to remedy the evil would amount to a dissolution of the army , or make the most ...
... means insensible to the situa- tion of the people on the coast . I wish I could extend protection to all , but the numerous detachments neces- sary to remedy the evil would amount to a dissolution of the army , or make the most ...
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... means of preventing popular misconception , that Lee on seeking the interview , should be accompanied by Mr. Elbridge Gerry ; or that the advice of a council of war should be taken in a matter of such apparent delicacy . Lee became ...
... means of preventing popular misconception , that Lee on seeking the interview , should be accompanied by Mr. Elbridge Gerry ; or that the advice of a council of war should be taken in a matter of such apparent delicacy . Lee became ...
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