The Writings of George Washington: Life of WashingtonAmerican stationers' Company; J. B. Russell, 1837 - United States |
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... hope to a widowed mother , on whom alone devolved the charge of four younger children . see him separated from her at so tender an age , ex- posed to the perils of accident and the world's rough usage , without a parent's voice to ...
... hope to a widowed mother , on whom alone devolved the charge of four younger children . see him separated from her at so tender an age , ex- posed to the perils of accident and the world's rough usage , without a parent's voice to ...
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... hope was delusive , and the old symptoms returned . The trial of a few weeks produced no essential alteration for the better ; and he determined to proceed to Bermuda in the spring , and that in the mean time his brother should go back ...
... hope was delusive , and the old symptoms returned . The trial of a few weeks produced no essential alteration for the better ; and he determined to proceed to Bermuda in the spring , and that in the mean time his brother should go back ...
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... hope appeared with the dawn of morning . Between the island and the eastern bank of the river , the ice had congealed so hard as to bear their weight . They crossed over without accident , and the same day reached a trading - post ...
... hope appeared with the dawn of morning . Between the island and the eastern bank of the river , the ice had congealed so hard as to bear their weight . They crossed over without accident , and the same day reached a trading - post ...
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... hope of coöperation from the other colonies . Messen- gers were despatched to the southern Indians , the Catawbas and Cherokees , inviting them to join in re- pelling a common enemy , who had already engaged in their behalf the powerful ...
... hope of coöperation from the other colonies . Messen- gers were despatched to the southern Indians , the Catawbas and Cherokees , inviting them to join in re- pelling a common enemy , who had already engaged in their behalf the powerful ...
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... hope of a successful resistance , and that a retreat was necessary . In the face of many obstacles this determination was executed . The horses were few and weak , and a severe service was imposed on the men , who were obliged to bear ...
... hope of a successful resistance , and that a retreat was necessary . In the face of many obstacles this determination was executed . The horses were few and weak , and a severe service was imposed on the men , who were obliged to bear ...
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Page 491 - There is a rank due to the United States among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for war.
Page 127 - Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Bland...
Page 442 - I have been too much swayed by a grateful remembrance of former instances, or by an affectionate sensibility to this transcendent proof of the confidence of my fellowcitizens ; and have thence too little consulted my incapacity as well as disinclination for the weighty and untried cares before me ; my error will be palliated by the motives which misled me, and its consequences be judged by my country with some share of the partiality in which they originated.
Page 520 - Perhaps the strongest feature in his character was prudence, never acting until every circumstance, every consideration, was maturely weighed ; refraining if he saw a doubt, but, when once decided, going through with his purpose, whatever obstacles opposed. His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known, no motives of interest or consanguinity, of friendship or hatred, being able to bias his decision. He was, indeed, in every sense of the words, a wise, a good, and...
Page 442 - In this conflict of emotions, all I dare aver, is, that it has been my faithful study to collect my duty from a just appreciation of every circumstance by which it might be affected.
Page 427 - Union, at a time and place to be agreed upon, to take into consideration the trade of the United States ; to consider how far a uniform system in their commercial regulations may be necessary to their common interest and their permanent harmony ; and to report to the several States such an act, relative to this great object, as, when ratified by them, will enable the United States in Congress effectually to provide for the same.
Page 168 - I know the unhappy predicament in which I stand; Letter to joI know that much is expected of me ; I know, that, without men, without arms, without ammunition, without any thing fit for the accommodation of a soldier, little is to be done ; and, what is mortifying, I know that I cannot stand justified to the world without exposing my own weakness, and injuring the cause, by declaring my wants, which I am determined not to do, farther than unavoidable necessity brings every man acquainted with them.
Page 326 - ... twelve feet apart. Of late he has had the surprising sagacity to discover that apples will make pies, and it is a question, if, in the violence of his efforts, we do not get one of apples instead of having both of beefsteaks. If the ladies can put up with such entertainment, and will submit to partake of it on plates once tin but now iron (not become so by the labor of scouring), I shall be happy to see them.
Page 69 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Page 139 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge; and that is all I desire.