Library of Universal Literature: In Four Parts, Comprising Science, Biography, Fiction and the Great Orations, Volume 15P. F. Collier, 1900 |
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... given , and those riches which your wounds have preserved ? Is this the case ? or is it rather a country that tramples upon your rights , disdains your cries , and insults your distresses ? Have you not more than once suggested your ...
... given , and those riches which your wounds have preserved ? Is this the case ? or is it rather a country that tramples upon your rights , disdains your cries , and insults your distresses ? Have you not more than once suggested your ...
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... given by men who aspired to the distinction of a patriot army , and will not only confirm their claim to the justice , but will increase their title to the grati- tude of their country . " Having seen the proceedings on the part of the ...
... given by men who aspired to the distinction of a patriot army , and will not only confirm their claim to the justice , but will increase their title to the grati- tude of their country . " Having seen the proceedings on the part of the ...
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... given up to the Americans . On the 8th of May , Egbert Benson , William S. Smith and Daniel Parker were commissioned by Congress to inspect and superintend at New York the embarkation of persons and property , in ful- fillment of the ...
... given up to the Americans . On the 8th of May , Egbert Benson , William S. Smith and Daniel Parker were commissioned by Congress to inspect and superintend at New York the embarkation of persons and property , in ful- fillment of the ...
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... given bounds to a new empire . " The vast advantages of internal communication between the Hudson and the great lakes , which dawned upon Washington's mind in the course of this tour , have since been realized in that grand artery of ...
... given bounds to a new empire . " The vast advantages of internal communication between the Hudson and the great lakes , which dawned upon Washington's mind in the course of this tour , have since been realized in that grand artery of ...
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... given in them were so sound and practicable ; the feelings expressed in them so kind and benevolent ; and so perfectly in accordance with his character and conduct , that they always had an irresistible effect on the rudest and roughest ...
... given in them were so sound and practicable ; the feelings expressed in them so kind and benevolent ; and so perfectly in accordance with his character and conduct , that they always had an irresistible effect on the rudest and roughest ...
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