The Writings of George Washington: Life of WashingtonAmerican Stationers' Company, John B. Russell, 1837 |
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الصفحة xvi
... Affairs in Virginia . . 71 - CHAPTER V. Governor Dinwiddie sails for England . - An Expedition against Fort Duquesne planned by the British Ministry , to be under the Com- mand of General Forbes . - The Virginia Army augmented , and ...
... Affairs in Virginia . . 71 - CHAPTER V. Governor Dinwiddie sails for England . - An Expedition against Fort Duquesne planned by the British Ministry , to be under the Com- mand of General Forbes . - The Virginia Army augmented , and ...
الصفحة xvii
... Affairs . - Armed Vessels.- General Howe takes Command of the British Army.— Condition of the American Army at the End of the Year . Washington's Arrangement of his private Affairs . - . 136 CHAPTER VIII . - Plans for an Attack on ...
... Affairs . - Armed Vessels.- General Howe takes Command of the British Army.— Condition of the American Army at the End of the Year . Washington's Arrangement of his private Affairs . - . 136 CHAPTER VIII . - Plans for an Attack on ...
الصفحة xviii
... Affair . -- 197 235 CHAPTER XI . - - Sufferings of the Army at Valley Forge . - New Arrangements con- certed with a Committee of Congress . - Half - pay granted to the Officers for a Term of Years . Proceedings in Regard to Lord North's ...
... Affair . -- 197 235 CHAPTER XI . - - Sufferings of the Army at Valley Forge . - New Arrangements con- certed with a Committee of Congress . - Half - pay granted to the Officers for a Term of Years . Proceedings in Regard to Lord North's ...
الصفحة xix
... Affair of Captain Asgill . - Backwardness of the States in recruiting the Army.- Proposal to General Wash- ington to assume Supreme Power , and his Reply . - Sir Guy Carleton gives Notice , that Negotiations for Peace had begun.— The ...
... Affair of Captain Asgill . - Backwardness of the States in recruiting the Army.- Proposal to General Wash- ington to assume Supreme Power , and his Reply . - Sir Guy Carleton gives Notice , that Negotiations for Peace had begun.— The ...
الصفحة xx
... Affairs . His Attention to his private Pursuits . — His Manner of receiving Visits and entertaining Company . - Afflicted with a severe Illness.- Death of his Mother . - Executive De- partments formed , and the Officers appointed ...
... Affairs . His Attention to his private Pursuits . — His Manner of receiving Visits and entertaining Company . - Afflicted with a severe Illness.- Death of his Mother . - Executive De- partments formed , and the Officers appointed ...
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الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 127 - Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Bland...
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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...