Life of George Washington, Količina 2J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1873 |
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... military affairs , it is true he had a shrewd counselor in General Lee ; but Lee was a way- ward character ; a cosmopolite , without attach- ment to country , somewhat splenetic , and prone to follow the bent of his whims and humors ...
... military affairs , it is true he had a shrewd counselor in General Lee ; but Lee was a way- ward character ; a cosmopolite , without attach- ment to country , somewhat splenetic , and prone to follow the bent of his whims and humors ...
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... military matters , Lee had but small regard . " New York must be secured , " writes he , " but it will never , I am afraid , be secured by due order of the Congress , for obvious reasons . They find ' themselves awkwardly situated on ...
... military matters , Lee had but small regard . " New York must be secured , " writes he , " but it will never , I am afraid , be secured by due order of the Congress , for obvious reasons . They find ' themselves awkwardly situated on ...
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... military affairs of that province , and ultimately in its political his- tory , entitles them to a special notice . They were of the old Clinton stock of England , being descended from General James Clinton , an adherent of royalty in ...
... military affairs of that province , and ultimately in its political his- tory , entitles them to a special notice . They were of the old Clinton stock of England , being descended from General James Clinton , an adherent of royalty in ...
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