The Writings of George Washington: Life of WashingtonAmerican stationers' Company; J. B. Russell, 1837 |
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الصفحة vii
... Mount Vernon . By his will he left the estate at Mount Vernon and all his papers to his nephew , Bushrod Washington , who was for more than thirty years one of the asso- ciate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States . Ten ...
... Mount Vernon . By his will he left the estate at Mount Vernon and all his papers to his nephew , Bushrod Washington , who was for more than thirty years one of the asso- ciate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States . Ten ...
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... Mount Vernon , and to those written during the French war . In the periods of the Revolution and the Presi- dency , much more exactness was observed ; and , as far as my examination has extend- ed , there is generally a literal ...
... Mount Vernon , and to those written during the French war . In the periods of the Revolution and the Presi- dency , much more exactness was observed ; and , as far as my examination has extend- ed , there is generally a literal ...
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... Mount Vernon . - 316 346 373 - - CHAPTER XV . * He declines receiving pecuniary CONTENTS xix.
... Mount Vernon . - 316 346 373 - - CHAPTER XV . * He declines receiving pecuniary CONTENTS xix.
الصفحة xx
... Mount Vernon . His Habits . Houdon's Statue . - Condition of the Country and Defects of the Confederacy . - Washington's Sentiments thereon . - First Steps towards effecting a Reform . - Convention at Anap- olis . Proposal for a general ...
... Mount Vernon . His Habits . Houdon's Statue . - Condition of the Country and Defects of the Confederacy . - Washington's Sentiments thereon . - First Steps towards effecting a Reform . - Convention at Anap- olis . Proposal for a general ...
الصفحة xxi
... Mount Vernon . - Remarks on Mr. Jefferson's Con- duct towards Washington . Troubles with France . Prepara- tions for War . — Washington chosen Commander - in - chief of the Provisional Army of the United States . Organization and Ar ...
... Mount Vernon . - Remarks on Mr. Jefferson's Con- duct towards Washington . Troubles with France . Prepara- tions for War . — Washington chosen Commander - in - chief of the Provisional Army of the United States . Organization and Ar ...
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الصفحة 491 - 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 442 - 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 520 - 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 442 - 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 427 - 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 168 - I know the unhappy predicament in which I stand; Letter to joI know that much is expected of me ; I know, that, without men, without arms, without ammunition, without any thing fit for the accommodation of a soldier, little is to be done ; and, what is mortifying, I know that I cannot stand justified to the world without exposing my own weakness, and injuring the cause, by declaring my wants, which I am determined not to do, farther than unavoidable necessity brings every man acquainted with them.
الصفحة 326 - ... twelve feet apart. Of late he has had the surprising sagacity to discover that apples will make pies, and it is a question, if, in the violence of his efforts, we do not get one of apples instead of having both of beefsteaks. If the ladies can put up with such entertainment, and will submit to partake of it on plates once tin but now iron (not become so by the labor of scouring), I shall be happy to see them.
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.