The Life of General Washington: First President of the United StatesCharles Wentworth Upham T. Nelson and sons, 1856 - Presidents |
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... happy to form an ac- quaintance with a person so universally esteemed , and shall use every opportunity of assuring you how much I am , sir , your most obedient servant . " ROBERT ORME , Aid - de - camp . ” Extracts from Washington's ...
... happy to form an ac- quaintance with a person so universally esteemed , and shall use every opportunity of assuring you how much I am , sir , your most obedient servant . " ROBERT ORME , Aid - de - camp . ” Extracts from Washington's ...
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... happy issue . Consider of what fatal consequences to your coun- try , your resigning the command , at this time , may be ; more especially as there is no doubt most of the officers would follow your example . I hope you will allow your ...
... happy issue . Consider of what fatal consequences to your coun- try , your resigning the command , at this time , may be ; more especially as there is no doubt most of the officers would follow your example . I hope you will allow your ...
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... happy union and harmony , which have been our principal cement ! " It gives us additional sorrow , when we reflect , to find our unhappy country will receive a loss no less irrepara- ble than our own . Where will it meet a man so expe ...
... happy union and harmony , which have been our principal cement ! " It gives us additional sorrow , when we reflect , to find our unhappy country will receive a loss no less irrepara- ble than our own . Where will it meet a man so expe ...
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... happy to demonstrate by our actions with how much respect and esteem we are , & c . " When we bear in mind that Washington was , at this time , but twenty - six years of age , we cannot but be struck by the tone and tenor of this ...
... happy to demonstrate by our actions with how much respect and esteem we are , & c . " When we bear in mind that Washington was , at this time , but twenty - six years of age , we cannot but be struck by the tone and tenor of this ...
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... happy era in his history . The time of rest had early come to him . Danger , suffering , trial had indeed been allotted him , but they were past . Honor , fame , and wealth had been already won , and it was his privilege , even while in ...
... happy era in his history . The time of rest had early come to him . Danger , suffering , trial had indeed been allotted him , but they were past . Honor , fame , and wealth had been already won , and it was his privilege , even while in ...
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Page 275 - My career will soon be over, therefore justice and truth prompt me to declare my last sentiments. You are in my eyes the great and good man. May you long enjoy the love, veneration, and esteem of these States, whose liberties you have asserted by your virtues.
Page 356 - Since our arrival at this happy spot, we have had a ham, sometimes a shoulder of bacon, to grace the head of the table; a piece of roast beef adorns the foot ; and a dish of beans or greens, almost imperceptible, decorates the center.
Page 117 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight ; I repeat it. sir, we must fight ! An appeal to arms, and to the God of Hosts, is all that is left us ! They tell us, sir, that we are weak, unable to cope with so formidable an adversary.
Page 47 - Wills' creek, after as fatiguing a journey as it is possible to conceive, rendered so by excessive bad weather. From the first day of December to the fifteenth, there was but one day on which it did not rain or snow incessantly; and throughout the whole journey, we met with nothing but one continued series of cold, wet weather...
Page 301 - Nothing short of independence, it appears to me, can possibly do. A peace on other terms would, if I may be allowed the expression, be a peace of war. The injuries we have received from the British nation were so unprovoked, and have been so great and so many, that they can never be forgotten.
Page 71 - I see their situation, know their danger, and participate their sufferings, without having it in my power to give them further relief, than uncertain promises. In short, I see inevitable destruction in so clear a light, that, unless vigorous measures are taken by the Assembly, and speedy assistance sent from below, the poor inhabitants that are now in forts, must unavoidably fall, while the remainder are flying before the barbarous foe.
Page 116 - Unhappy it is, though, to reflect, that a brother's sword has been sheathed in a brother's breast, and that the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with blood, or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative ! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice ? I am with sincere regard, and affectionate compliments to Mrs.
Page 170 - They were, indeed, at first a band of undisciplined husbandmen ; but it is, under God, to their bravery and attention to duty that I am indebted for that success which has procured me the only reward I wish to receive, the affection and esteem of my countrymen.
Page 201 - If any good officers will offer to raise men upon Continental pay and establishment in this quarter, I shall encourage them to do so, and regiment them when they have done it If Congress disapprove of this proceeding, they will please to signify it, as I mean it for the best. 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...
Page 73 - Our hopes, dear George, are all fixed on you for bringing our affairs to a happy issue.