Lives of BenefactorsBradbury, Soden & Company, 1844 - 320 стор. |
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... thousands , but they were without discipline , and almost entirely destitute of efficient arms ; they were poorly provided with mu- nitions of war and the means of support . At the same time , the British forces held possession of ...
... thousands , but they were without discipline , and almost entirely destitute of efficient arms ; they were poorly provided with mu- nitions of war and the means of support . At the same time , the British forces held possession of ...
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... thousand Hessians , belong- ing to the British army , This occurred December 26th . After this success , Washington remained a while at Trenton ; but , on the 3d of January , he attacked three British regiments at Princeton , killed ...
... thousand Hessians , belong- ing to the British army , This occurred December 26th . After this success , Washington remained a while at Trenton ; but , on the 3d of January , he attacked three British regiments at Princeton , killed ...
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... thousand men . The siege com- menced on the 28th of September , and , on the 19th of October , after severe fighting , Lord Cornwallis was compelled to surrender . His entire garrison , together with the ships , boats and munitions of ...
... thousand men . The siege com- menced on the 28th of September , and , on the 19th of October , after severe fighting , Lord Cornwallis was compelled to surrender . His entire garrison , together with the ships , boats and munitions of ...
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... Alexandria ; and , by his will , he left a lega cy of four thousand dollars , the net income of which was to be used for the same benevolent object , forever Several instances are known in which he offered to pay 36 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
... Alexandria ; and , by his will , he left a lega cy of four thousand dollars , the net income of which was to be used for the same benevolent object , forever Several instances are known in which he offered to pay 36 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
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... thousand dollars , was provided for in this way , but at last difficulties arose , and bills he had accepted to a large amount were protested . Mr. Jay's situation was now very painful ; but he was soon relieved by getting a letter from ...
... thousand dollars , was provided for in this way , but at last difficulties arose , and bills he had accepted to a large amount were protested . Mr. Jay's situation was now very painful ; but he was soon relieved by getting a letter from ...
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Сторінка 105 - They tell us, sir, that we are weak, unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house ? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction?
Сторінка 108 - The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Сторінка 108 - Gentlemen may cry: Peace, peace! — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the North will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!
Сторінка 102 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First, his Cromwell — and George the Third'* — (' Treason,' cried the speaker — ' Treason, treason !' echoed from every part of the house.
Сторінка 125 - ... for the rhyme would have laid me under a constant necessity of searching for variety, and also have tended to fix that variety in my mind, and make me master of it. Therefore I took some of the tales in the Spectator...
Сторінка 50 - America has furnished to the world the character of Washington ! And if our American institutions had done nothing else, that alone would have entitled them to the respect of mankind.
Сторінка 137 - ... press in order, before George House, an acquaintance of mine, brought a countryman to us, whom he had met in the street inquiring for a printer. All our cash was now expended in the variety of particulars we had been obliged to procure, and this countryman's five shillings, being our...
Сторінка 130 - I was in my working dress, my best clothes being to come round by sea. I was dirty from my journey ; my pockets were stuffed out with shirts and stockings, and I knew no soul, nor where to look for lodging. I...
Сторінка 30 - Let the hospitality of the house, with respect to the poor, be kept up. Let no one go hungry away. If any of this kind of people should be in want of corn, supply their necessities, provided it does not encourage them in idleness...
Сторінка 122 - I devoted to them. I found besides a work of De Foe's, entitled ' An Essay on Projects,' from which, perhaps, I derived impressions that have since influenced some of the principal events of my life.