The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Том 1Walton Book Company, 1930 |
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... tion of hostilities was infallible . To profess allegiance and re- spect for a monarch with whom they were at open war , was an absurdity too great to be long continued . The human mind , when it receives a strong impulse , does not ...
... tion of hostilities was infallible . To profess allegiance and re- spect for a monarch with whom they were at open war , was an absurdity too great to be long continued . The human mind , when it receives a strong impulse , does not ...
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... tion , and driving him beyond the mountains . In On the 4th of December , Captain M'Lane , a vigilant officer on the lines , discovered that an attempt to surprise the Ameri- can camp at White Marsh was about to be made , and com ...
... tion , and driving him beyond the mountains . In On the 4th of December , Captain M'Lane , a vigilant officer on the lines , discovered that an attempt to surprise the Ameri- can camp at White Marsh was about to be made , and com ...
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... tion and settlement here ; no one of which could warrant so strange a pretension ; these were effected at the expense of our own blood and treasure , unassisted by the wealth or the strength of Great Britain ; that in constituting ...
... tion and settlement here ; no one of which could warrant so strange a pretension ; these were effected at the expense of our own blood and treasure , unassisted by the wealth or the strength of Great Britain ; that in constituting ...
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