A History of the American RevolutionStimson and Clapp, 1832 - 202 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 21
... engaged the attention of this House , that subject only excepted , when , nearly a century ago , it was the ques- tion whether you yourselves were to be bound or free . In the mean time , as I cannot depend upon health for any future ...
... engaged the attention of this House , that subject only excepted , when , nearly a century ago , it was the ques- tion whether you yourselves were to be bound or free . In the mean time , as I cannot depend upon health for any future ...
Σελίδα 72
... engaged in the service of their country with feelings of ardent zeal ; but , with a mistaken idea that the contest would be decided by a single effort , they had limited the time of their service to a short period , which was ready to ...
... engaged in the service of their country with feelings of ardent zeal ; but , with a mistaken idea that the contest would be decided by a single effort , they had limited the time of their service to a short period , which was ready to ...
Σελίδα 77
... engaged 16,000 German mer- cenaries to assist in their subjugation . Nor did this measure escape severe animadversion in the British parliament . It was warmly censured by many mem- bers of the opposition , especially by Mr. Adair and ...
... engaged 16,000 German mer- cenaries to assist in their subjugation . Nor did this measure escape severe animadversion in the British parliament . It was warmly censured by many mem- bers of the opposition , especially by Mr. Adair and ...
Σελίδα 79
... engaged ; and a soldier of the commander - in - chief's own guard had , by the unani- mous sentence of a court martial , been sentenced to die for enrolling himself among the conspirators , and enlisting others in the same traitorous ...
... engaged ; and a soldier of the commander - in - chief's own guard had , by the unani- mous sentence of a court martial , been sentenced to die for enrolling himself among the conspirators , and enlisting others in the same traitorous ...
Σελίδα 91
... engaged for three years , at the same time offering a bounty of 100 acres of land to those who would accept their first proposals . Though these measures in the end proved effectual , their accom- plishment was slow , and in the spring ...
... engaged for three years , at the same time offering a bounty of 100 acres of land to those who would accept their first proposals . Though these measures in the end proved effectual , their accom- plishment was slow , and in the spring ...
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