The Life of George Washington: With Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself, and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen ... Embellished with Six EngravingsJ. Allen, 1840 - 244 strani |
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Stran 160
... duty and interest to take , a neutral position . Having taken it , I determined , as far as should depend upon me , to main- tain it with moderation , perseverance , and firmness . " THE Considerations which respect the right to hoid ...
... duty and interest to take , a neutral position . Having taken it , I determined , as far as should depend upon me , to main- tain it with moderation , perseverance , and firmness . " THE Considerations which respect the right to hoid ...
Stran 179
... duty to lord Fair- fax permitted , he would come down from the back woods to see him . And , while with him , he was al- ways contriving or doing something to cheer and comfort his brother . Sometimes with his gun he would go out in ...
... duty to lord Fair- fax permitted , he would come down from the back woods to see him . And , while with him , he was al- ways contriving or doing something to cheer and comfort his brother . Sometimes with his gun he would go out in ...
Stran 211
... duty , he had attained to such a royal arch degree of virtue , as to be restless and uneasy while his duty was neglected . Hence , of all that ever lived , Washington was the most ri- gidly observant of those hours of business which ...
... duty , he had attained to such a royal arch degree of virtue , as to be restless and uneasy while his duty was neglected . Hence , of all that ever lived , Washington was the most ri- gidly observant of those hours of business which ...
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