Life of George Washington, 第 4 卷Putnam, 1857 |
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... Ships enter the Harbor . British Troops march from Savannah . Tarleton and his Dragoons . His Brush with Colonel Washington . Charleston reinforced by Woodford . - Tarleton's Exploits at Monk's Corner . -At Laneau's Ferry . Sir Henry ...
... Ships enter the Harbor . British Troops march from Savannah . Tarleton and his Dragoons . His Brush with Colonel Washington . Charleston reinforced by Woodford . - Tarleton's Exploits at Monk's Corner . -At Laneau's Ferry . Sir Henry ...
第 5 頁
... ships of war , immov- ably ice - bound in its harbor , no longer gave it pro- tection . The insular security of the place was at an end . An army with its heaviest artillery and baggage might cross the Hudson on the ice . The 1 From ...
... ships of war , immov- ably ice - bound in its harbor , no longer gave it pro- tection . The insular security of the place was at an end . An army with its heaviest artillery and baggage might cross the Hudson on the ice . The 1 From ...
第 6 頁
... ships and transports were landed and formed into companies , and the inhabitants of the city were embodied , officered , and subjected to garrison duty . Washington was aware of the opportunity which offered itself for a signal coup de ...
... ships and transports were landed and formed into companies , and the inhabitants of the city were embodied , officered , and subjected to garrison duty . Washington was aware of the opportunity which offered itself for a signal coup de ...
第 16 頁
... Ship- pen , to whom he was now engaged . In a letter dated February 8th , he entreated her not to suffer these rude attacks on him to give her a moment's uneasiness they could do him no injury . - On the following day he issued an ...
... Ship- pen , to whom he was now engaged . In a letter dated February 8th , he entreated her not to suffer these rude attacks on him to give her a moment's uneasiness they could do him no injury . - On the following day he issued an ...
第 24 頁
... ships of war and three or four hundred land troops , offering to take command of it should it be carried into effect , as his wounds still disabled him from duty on land . Washington , who knew his abilities in either service , was ...
... ships of war and three or four hundred land troops , offering to take command of it should it be carried into effect , as his wounds still disabled him from duty on land . Washington , who knew his abilities in either service , was ...
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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.