Life of George Washington, Količina 2Lippincott, 1885 |
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... present , was his secretary , Mr. Joseph Read . With this gentleman he had formed an intimacy in the course of his visits to Philadelphia , to attend the sessions of the Con- tinental Congress . Mr. Reed was an accom- plished man , had ...
... present , was his secretary , Mr. Joseph Read . With this gentleman he had formed an intimacy in the course of his visits to Philadelphia , to attend the sessions of the Con- tinental Congress . Mr. Reed was an accom- plished man , had ...
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... present exigency , placed as he was in a new and untried situation , and having to act with persons hitherto unknown to him . In military affairs , it is true he had a shrewd counselor in General Lee ; but Lee was a way- ward character ...
... present exigency , placed as he was in a new and untried situation , and having to act with persons hitherto unknown to him . In military affairs , it is true he had a shrewd counselor in General Lee ; but Lee was a way- ward character ...
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... present in the hostile camps . General Lee , it will be recollected , had once served under General Burgoyne , in Portugal , and had won his brightest laurels when detached by that commander to surprise the Spanish camp , near the ...
... present in the hostile camps . General Lee , it will be recollected , had once served under General Burgoyne , in Portugal , and had won his brightest laurels when detached by that commander to surprise the Spanish camp , near the ...
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... present crisis , Lex- ington , Concord , and Charlestown can best declare . May that God , to whom you , too , appeal , judge between America and you . Under his providence , those who influence the councils of America , and all the ...
... present crisis , Lex- ington , Concord , and Charlestown can best declare . May that God , to whom you , too , appeal , judge between America and you . Under his providence , those who influence the councils of America , and all the ...
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... present circumstances I would not , for my right arm , act without or contrary to order . If my fond zeal for reducing the king's fortresses and destroying or imprisoning his troops in Can- ada be the result of enthusiasm , I hope and ...
... present circumstances I would not , for my right arm , act without or contrary to order . If my fond zeal for reducing the king's fortresses and destroying or imprisoning his troops in Can- ada be the result of enthusiasm , I hope and ...
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5th Series advance affairs aide-de-camp alarm American Archives arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battery boats Boston brave brigade British camp Canada cannon cannonade Captain Carleton cause Colonel Colonel Reed command commander-in-chief committee Connecticut crossed defense detached embarked encamped enemy enemy's eral Ferry fire fleet force Fort Constitution Fort Lee Fort Montgomery Fort Washington fortified garrison Gates George Clinton Governor Greene guard guns Harlem River head-quarters Heath heights Hessians Highlands Hill Hudson hundred ington James Clinton Jerseys John's King's Bridge land letter lines Long Island Lord Stirling ment miles military militia Montgomery morning night o'clock officers orders pass Peekskill Point President of Congress prisoners province Putnam Quebec received redoubts regiment reinforcements retreat river Schuyler sent ships shore Sir Henry Clinton soldiers soon spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town troops Wash Washington White Plains writes York
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Stran 283 - The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.
Stran 374 - September, replied, that, being the representatives of the free and independent States of America, they could not send any members to confer with his lordship in their private characters, but that, ever desirous of establishing peace on reasonable terms, they would send a committee of their body to ascertain what authority he had to treat with persons authorized by Congress, and what propositions he had to offer.
Stran 101 - Could I have foreseen what I have experienced and am likely to experience, no consideration upon earth should have induced me to accept this command," No one drew closer to Washington in this time of his troubles and perplexities than General Greene.
Stran 283 - The day is passed. The Fourth of July, 1776, will be a memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival.
Stran 328 - Why should they risk so much in defending a city, while the greater part of its inhabitants were plotting their destruction ? His advice was, that, when they could defend the city no longer, they should evacuate, and burn it, and retire from Manhattan Island ; should avoid any general action, or indeed any action, unless in view of great advantages ; and should make it a war of posts. During the latter part of July, and the early part of August, ships of war with their tenders continued to arrive,...
Stran 503 - It may be thought that I am going a good deal out of the line of my duty, to adopt these measures, or to advise thus freely. A character to lose, an estate to forfeit, the inestimable blessings of liberty at stake, and a life devoted, must be my excuse.
Stran 501 - Voltaire has remarked that King William never appeared to full advantage but in difficulties and in action; the same remark may be made on General Washington, for the character fits him. There is a natural firmness in some minds which cannot be unlocked by trifles, but which, when unlocked, discovers a cabinet of fortitude...
Stran 284 - When I look back to the year 1761, and recollect the argument concerning writs of assistance in the superior court, which I have hitherto considered as the commencement of the controversy between Great Britain and America, and run through the whole period, from that time to this, and recollect the series of political events, the chain of causes and effects, I am surprised at the suddenness as well as greatness of this revolution.
Stran 367 - The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return. "Great numbers of them have gone off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time.
Stran 372 - Men just dragged from the tender scenes of domestic life, unaccustomed to the din of arms, totally unacquainted with every kind of military skill (which...