Life of George Washington, Količina 1G.P. Putnam, 1855 |
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Stran 157
... writes he to Schuyler ; " I must go home , if I walk by the side of the lake . I am weary of power , and totally want that patience and temper so requisite for such a com- mand . " Much of the insubordination of the troops he attributed ...
... writes he to Schuyler ; " I must go home , if I walk by the side of the lake . I am weary of power , and totally want that patience and temper so requisite for such a com- mand . " Much of the insubordination of the troops he attributed ...
Stran 178
... writes : " To see the vast number of houses shut up , one would think the city almost evacuated . Women and children are scarcely to be seen in the streets . Troops are daily coming in ; they break open and quarter themselves in any ...
... writes : " To see the vast number of houses shut up , one would think the city almost evacuated . Women and children are scarcely to be seen in the streets . Troops are daily coming in ; they break open and quarter themselves in any ...
Stran 243
... writes he , " they will not general , the confidant of Washington's councils , attack General Washington's lines ; such a meas- writes to his wife from Harlem Heights : " My ure is too absurd for a man of Mr. Howe's genius ; most ...
... writes he , " they will not general , the confidant of Washington's councils , attack General Washington's lines ; such a meas- writes to his wife from Harlem Heights : " My ure is too absurd for a man of Mr. Howe's genius ; most ...
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