Life of George Washington, 第 4 卷Putnam, 1857 |
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... French Minister . Anxious to return to the Army . — Mutiny of the Connecticut Troops . Washington writes to Reed for Aid from Pennsylvania .. Good Effects of his Letter - - - 25 35 - CHAPTER V. ― ― - Siege of Charleston continued ...
... French Minister . Anxious to return to the Army . — Mutiny of the Connecticut Troops . Washington writes to Reed for Aid from Pennsylvania .. Good Effects of his Letter - - - 25 35 - CHAPTER V. ― ― - Siege of Charleston continued ...
第 vii 頁
... French Fleet arrives at Newport . - Preparation for a Combined Movement against New York . · nold obtains Command at West Point . Greene resigns the Office of Quartermaster - general . CHAPTER VIII . North Carolina . - Difficulties of ...
... French Fleet arrives at Newport . - Preparation for a Combined Movement against New York . · nold obtains Command at West Point . Greene resigns the Office of Quartermaster - general . CHAPTER VIII . North Carolina . - Difficulties of ...
第 xi 頁
... French Fleet . Pursued by the English . - Expedition of Lafayette to Vir- ginia . Engagement between the English and French Fleets . - Failure of the Expedition against Arnold . Letter of Washington to Colonel Laurens . Measure to ...
... French Fleet . Pursued by the English . - Expedition of Lafayette to Vir- ginia . Engagement between the English and French Fleets . - Failure of the Expedition against Arnold . Letter of Washington to Colonel Laurens . Measure to ...
第 xii 頁
... French Armament destined for the Chesapeake . — Attempts un New York postponed . - March of the Armies to the ... French and British Fleets . - Wash- ington and De Rochambeau visit the French Fleet . Operations before Yorktown - CHAPTER ...
... French Armament destined for the Chesapeake . — Attempts un New York postponed . - March of the Armies to the ... French and British Fleets . - Wash- ington and De Rochambeau visit the French Fleet . Operations before Yorktown - CHAPTER ...
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... for Hunting Death of General Greene.- His Charac- Gayety . revived . ter . - - - - - Washington's Regrets and Encomiums . Letters to the French Noblemen 493 CONTENTS . CHAPTER XXXVI . Washington doubts the Solidity of Xiv CONTENTS .
... for Hunting Death of General Greene.- His Charac- Gayety . revived . ter . - - - - - Washington's Regrets and Encomiums . Letters to the French Noblemen 493 CONTENTS . CHAPTER XXXVI . Washington doubts the Solidity of Xiv CONTENTS .
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第 430 頁 - Let me conjure you, then, if you have any regard for your country, concern for yourself or posterity, or respect for me, to banish these thoughts from your mind, and never communicate, as from yourself or any one else, a sentiment of the like nature.
第 475 頁 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
第 429 頁 - 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 can 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.
第 437 頁 - If this then be your treatment, while the swords you wear are necessary for the defence of America, what have you to expect from peace, when your voice shall sink, and your strength dissipate by division ; when those very swords, the instruments and companions, of your glory, shall be taken from your sides, and no remaining mark of military distinction left but your wants, infirmities, and scars...
第 467 頁 - ... country, and his prayers to the God of armies. May ample justice be done them here, and may the choicest of Heaven's favors, both here and hereafter, attend those who, under the Divine auspices, have secured innumerable blessings for others. With these wishes, and this benediction, the commander-in-chief is about to retire from service. The curtain of separation will soon be drawn, and the military scene to him will be closed for ever.
第 133 頁 - The request I have to make to your Excellency, and I am conscious I address myself well, is, that in any rigor policy may dictate, a decency of conduct towards me may mark, that, though unfortunate, I am branded with nothing dishonorable, as no motive could be mine but the service of my King, and as I was involuntarily an impostor.
第 134 頁 - And now I've closed my epic strain, I tremble as I show it, Lest this same warrio-drover, "Wayne, Should ever catch the poet.
第 458 頁 - The militia of this country must be considered as the palladium of our security and the first effectual resort in case of hostility. It is essential, therefore, that the same system should pervade the whole ; that the formation and discipline of the militia of the continent should be absolutely uniform, and that the same species of arms, accoutrements, and military apparatus should be introduced in every part of the United States.
第 125 頁 - In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. 7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.
第 166 頁 - I pray you to bear me witness that I meet my fate like a brave man.