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... and mildness , a respect for the claims of others , and a delicate perception of the nicer shades of civility , which were not more the dic- tates of his native good sense and incomparable judg- ment LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 7.
... and mildness , a respect for the claims of others , and a delicate perception of the nicer shades of civility , which were not more the dic- tates of his native good sense and incomparable judg- ment LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 7.
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... ment , than the fruits of a long and unwearied discipline . He left school in the autumn preceding his six- teenth birth - day . The last two years had been devot- ed to the study of geometry , trigonometry , and sur- veying , for which ...
... ment , than the fruits of a long and unwearied discipline . He left school in the autumn preceding his six- teenth birth - day . The last two years had been devot- ed to the study of geometry , trigonometry , and sur- veying , for which ...
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... ment , well armed and disciplined , might surround and cut them off . Colonel Fry had not joined them , and the whole responsibility rested on the Lieutenant - Colonel . He instantly sent expresses to the governors of Vir- ginia ...
... ment , well armed and disciplined , might surround and cut them off . Colonel Fry had not joined them , and the whole responsibility rested on the Lieutenant - Colonel . He instantly sent expresses to the governors of Vir- ginia ...
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... ment , in connexion with a memoir and various papers , and his death was called a murder . It was said , that , while bearing a summons as a civil messenger , without any hostile intentions , he was waylaid and assassinated . The report ...
... ment , in connexion with a memoir and various papers , and his death was called a murder . It was said , that , while bearing a summons as a civil messenger , without any hostile intentions , he was waylaid and assassinated . The report ...
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... ment , who was dangerously wounded , and disabled from rendering any service on this occasion . Van- braam returned , and brought with him from M. de Vil- liers , the French commander , proposed articles of capit- ulation . These he ...
... ment , who was dangerously wounded , and disabled from rendering any service on this occasion . Van- braam returned , and brought with him from M. de Vil- liers , the French commander , proposed articles of capit- ulation . These he ...
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Page 489 - 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 440 - 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 518 - 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 440 - 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 425 - 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 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.
Page 432 - Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best. The opinions I have had of its errors I sacrifice to the public good.
Page 425 - 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 unanimously ratified by them, will enable the United States, in Congress assembled, effectually to provide for the same...