The Life of General Washington: First President of the United StatesCharles Wentworth Upham T. Nelson and sons, 1856 |
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... sincerely sympathize with you , gentlemen , in la- menting the depredations suffered by the town while in possession of the enemy , and heartily join you in those liberal wishes , the accomplishment of which would soon more than restore ...
... sincerely sympathize with you , gentlemen , in la- menting the depredations suffered by the town while in possession of the enemy , and heartily join you in those liberal wishes , the accomplishment of which would soon more than restore ...
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... sincere wish of your friend , & c . " " To Governor Hancock . " Hartford , 17 March , 1781 . " SIR , It would have afforded me the greatest pleas- ure , had I been able to extend my late visit to New- port as far as Boston ; but the ...
... sincere wish of your friend , & c . " " To Governor Hancock . " Hartford , 17 March , 1781 . " SIR , It would have afforded me the greatest pleas- ure , had I been able to extend my late visit to New- port as far as Boston ; but the ...
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... sincerity of these professions . A " General Greene , by my last accounts , was gather- ing strength . Lord Cornwallis was retreating ; but the object of his retrograde movement was uncertain . little time must discover it . Will Will ...
... sincerity of these professions . A " General Greene , by my last accounts , was gather- ing strength . Lord Cornwallis was retreating ; but the object of his retrograde movement was uncertain . little time must discover it . Will Will ...
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... are necessary for common and present use must be retained , and must run thei chance , through the fiery trial of this summer . I am sincerely yours . " The two next letters are also in relation to this 22 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... are necessary for common and present use must be retained , and must run thei chance , through the fiery trial of this summer . I am sincerely yours . " The two next letters are also in relation to this 22 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... with those sentiments which you know , & c . " " To the Marquis de Lafayette . " New Windsor , 4 May , 1781 . " MY DEAR MARQUIS , -The freedom of your com- 1 . munications is an evidence to me of the sincerity of LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 23.
... with those sentiments which you know , & c . " " To the Marquis de Lafayette . " New Windsor , 4 May , 1781 . " MY DEAR MARQUIS , -The freedom of your com- 1 . munications is an evidence to me of the sincerity of LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 23.
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Página 323 - The North, in an unrestrained intercourse with the South, protected by the equal laws of a common government, finds, in the productions of the latter, great additional resources of maritime and commercial enterprise, and precious materials of manufacturing industry. The South, in the same intercourse, benefiting by the agency of the North, sees its agriculture grow and its commerce expand.
Página 325 - Will it not be their wisdom to rely for the preservation of these advantages on the union by which they were procured? Will they not henceforth be deaf to those advisers, if such there are, who would sever them from their brethren, and connect them with aliens?
Página 320 - In looking forward to the moment which is intended to terminate the career of my public life, my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment of that debt of gratitude which I owe to my beloved...
Página 337 - I shall also carry with me the hope that my country will never cease to view them with indulgence, and that after forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service, with an upright zeal, the faults of incompetent abilities will be consigned to oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. Relying on its kindness in this, as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it, which is so natural to a man who views in it the native soil of himself and his progenitors for several...
Página 320 - In the discharge of this trust I will only say, that I have with good intentions contributed towards the organization and administration of the government, the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not unconscious, in the outset, of the inferiority of my qualifications, experience, in my own eyes, perhaps still more in the eyes of others, has strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself...
Página 122 - I have not only retired from all public employments, but I am retiring within myself, and shall be able to view the solitary walk, and tread the paths of private life with a heartfelt satisfaction.
Página 122 - At length my Dear Marquis I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac, and under the shadow of my own Vine and my own Fig-tree, free from the bustle of a camp and the busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments, of which the Soldier who is ever in pursuit of fame, the Statesman whose watchful days and sleepless nights are spent in devising schemes to promote the welfare of his own, perhaps the ruin of other countries, as if this globe was insufficient...
Página 316 - Where may the wearied eye repose When gazing on the great; Where neither guilty glory glows, Nor despicable state ? Yes — one — the first — the last — the best— The Cincinnatus of the West, Whom envy dared not hate, Bequeathed the name of Washington, To make man blush there was but One !
Página 330 - Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure — reason and experience both forbid us to expect, that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Página 92 - I am much at a loss to conceive what part of my conduct could have given encouragement to an address, which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs, that cap befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge of myself, you could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable.