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... present book proceeds on an entirely different plan . At the outset , by omitting freely the unessential points , room is given for a more careful and extended view of the leading facts , interspersed with anecdote and biography , the ...
... present book proceeds on an entirely different plan . At the outset , by omitting freely the unessential points , room is given for a more careful and extended view of the leading facts , interspersed with anecdote and biography , the ...
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... present at the siege of Carthagena , when it was bombarded by the fleet , and when the troops attempted to escalade the citadel . It was an ineffectual attack ; the ships could not get near enough to throw their shells into the town ...
... present at the siege of Carthagena , when it was bombarded by the fleet , and when the troops attempted to escalade the citadel . It was an ineffectual attack ; the ships could not get near enough to throw their shells into the town ...
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... present protecting the settlements on the Cono- cocheague ; but promised to march by a circuitous route and join Braddock with his hunters . General Braddock set out from Alexandria on the 20th of April . Washington remained behind a ...
... present protecting the settlements on the Cono- cocheague ; but promised to march by a circuitous route and join Braddock with his hunters . General Braddock set out from Alexandria on the 20th of April . Washington remained behind a ...
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... present perplexities by the arrival of the horses and wagons which Franklin had under- taken to procure . That eminent man , with his characteristic promptness and unwearied exertions , and by his great personal popularity , had ...
... present perplexities by the arrival of the horses and wagons which Franklin had under- taken to procure . That eminent man , with his characteristic promptness and unwearied exertions , and by his great personal popularity , had ...
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... present state quite impassable for carriages . The route determined on was to cross the Monongahela by a ford immediately opposite to the camp ; proceed along the west bank of the river for about five miles , then recross by another ...
... present state quite impassable for carriages . The route determined on was to cross the Monongahela by a ford immediately opposite to the camp ; proceed along the west bank of the river for about five miles , then recross by another ...
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Page 120 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
Page 517 - I never mean, unless some particular circumstances should compel me to it, to possess another slave by purchase, it being among my first wishes to see some plan adopted by which slavery, in this country, may be abolished by law.
Page 493 - The business being thus closed, the Members adjourned to the City Tavern, dined together and took a cordial leave of each other; after which I returned to my lodgings, did some business with, and received the papers from the Secretary of the Convention, and retired to meditate on the momentous w[or]k which had been executed...
Page 148 - ... 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.
Page 31 - To the end the body of the commons may be preserved of honest and good men, it was ordered and agreed, that, for the time to come, no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body politic, but such as are members of some of the churches within the limits of the same.
Page 134 - Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Page 496 - For myself, the delay may be compared to a reprieve; for in confidence, I tell you (with the world it would obtain little credit,) that my movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution...
Page 142 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Page 66 - Jumonville), he concluded with these words, — (I heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.' On hearing of this the King said sensibly, — 'He would not say so, if he had been used to hear many.
Page 500 - About two hundred yards before reaching the hall, Washington and his suite alighted from their carriages, and passed through the troops, who were drawn up on each side, into the hall and senate chamber, where the Vice-President, the Senate and House of Representatives were assembled.