The Life of George WashingtonAmerican Sunday school union, 1832 - 266 頁 |
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... point is twenty or twenty- five feet above the common surface . ' 99 The spot thus described was soon after- wards the site of the French fort Duquesne . It was subsequently called fort Pitt by the English , and from this the name of ...
... point is twenty or twenty- five feet above the common surface . ' 99 The spot thus described was soon after- wards the site of the French fort Duquesne . It was subsequently called fort Pitt by the English , and from this the name of ...
第 54 頁
... Point , having the command of Lake George and Lake Champlain , it was thought very important to the Americans to get pos- session of them . A number of volunteers from Vermont and Connecticut , commanded by Colonel Ethan Allen and ...
... Point , having the command of Lake George and Lake Champlain , it was thought very important to the Americans to get pos- session of them . A number of volunteers from Vermont and Connecticut , commanded by Colonel Ethan Allen and ...
第 95 頁
... point of con- test was at Chew's house , in the upper part of Germantown , which still bears the marks of the battle . The news of this attack on the enemy , al- though unsuccessful , made a great impression . in our favour in Europe ...
... point of con- test was at Chew's house , in the upper part of Germantown , which still bears the marks of the battle . The news of this attack on the enemy , al- though unsuccessful , made a great impression . in our favour in Europe ...
第 110 頁
... governor , and requested him to make it known to the English army . To show the settled determination of Con- gress on this point , and the spirit of devotion in which they had acted , it may be mentioned 110 LIFE OF.
... governor , and requested him to make it known to the English army . To show the settled determination of Con- gress on this point , and the spirit of devotion in which they had acted , it may be mentioned 110 LIFE OF.
第 119 頁
... Point , into New Jersey , and passed slowly on through Haddonfield towards Allen- town . The numerous troops , with their bag- gage , formed a line of several miles in length . General Washington put his troops into motion on the same ...
... Point , into New Jersey , and passed slowly on through Haddonfield towards Allen- town . The numerous troops , with their bag- gage , formed a line of several miles in length . General Washington put his troops into motion on the same ...
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第 262 頁 - 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...
第 263 頁 - 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.
第 210 頁 - 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.
第 201 頁 - 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.
第 218 頁 - 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...
第 219 頁 - 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...
第 199 頁 - 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.
第 253 頁 - 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.
第 265 頁 - ... 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.
第 210 頁 - 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...