The Life of George WashingtonAmerican Sunday school union, 1832 - 266 páginas |
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... had been published by Columbus , caused many nations to desire to have possession of some portions of the new world . French , Dutch , and English 14 navigators made voyages of discovery , and claimed those 12 INTRODUCTION .
... had been published by Columbus , caused many nations to desire to have possession of some portions of the new world . French , Dutch , and English 14 navigators made voyages of discovery , and claimed those 12 INTRODUCTION .
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... French nation had large settlements in Canada , and in Louisiana , and they deter- mined on connecting those settlements by a line of forts ; in doing this they took posses- sion of a tract of land , which was considered to be within ...
... French nation had large settlements in Canada , and in Louisiana , and they deter- mined on connecting those settlements by a line of forts ; in doing this they took posses- sion of a tract of land , which was considered to be within ...
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... French commander had died a short time before , and that the French troops had gone into winter quarters . He went on with increased ardour , because the difficulty of his duty was increased ; but he did not neglect the opportunity of ...
... French commander had died a short time before , and that the French troops had gone into winter quarters . He went on with increased ardour , because the difficulty of his duty was increased ; but he did not neglect the opportunity of ...
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... French fort Duquesne . It was subsequently called fort Pitt by the English , and from this the name of the town of Pittsburg was taken , which was built near the fort , and is now a city , containing 15,000 inhabitants . Washington ...
... French fort Duquesne . It was subsequently called fort Pitt by the English , and from this the name of the town of Pittsburg was taken , which was built near the fort , and is now a city , containing 15,000 inhabitants . Washington ...
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... French officer , which was contained in the letter , was such as to make needful immediate prepara- tions for defending the frontier of the province . The resolution with which Washington had performed the duty entrusted to him , and ...
... French officer , which was contained in the letter , was such as to make needful immediate prepara- tions for defending the frontier of the province . The resolution with which Washington had performed the duty entrusted to him , and ...
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Página 262 - For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies...
Página 263 - He has constrained our fellow-citizens, taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.
Página 210 - I have lived, sir, a long time; and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men.
Página 201 - Happy in the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States of becoming a respectable nation, I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence ; a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the support of the supreme power of the Union and the patronage of Heaven.
Página 218 - I have, in obedience to the public summons, repaired to the present station, it would be peculiarly improper to omit, in this first official act, my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being, who rules over the universe, who presides in the councils of nations, and whose providential aids can supply every human defect...
Página 219 - Having thus imparted to you my sentiments as they have been awakened by the occasion which brings us together, I shall take my present leave, but not without resorting once more to the benign Parent of the human race, in humble supplication that, since he has been pleased to favor the American people with opportunities for deliberating in perfect tranquillity and dispositions for deciding with unparalleled unanimity on a form of government for the security of their union and the advancement of their...
Página 199 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "with a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Página 253 - That a committee, in conjunction with one from the Senate, be appointed to consider on the most suitable manner of paying honor to the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his fellow-citizens.
Página 265 - ... right do. And, for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
Página 210 - In this situation of this Assembly, groping as it were in the dark to find political truth, and scarcely able to distinguish it when presented to us, how has it happened, sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understandings...