American Quarterly Review, Volume 17Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 - American literature |
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Page 74
... Letters will exalt , in no incon- siderable degree , the literary reputation of General Washington . He was not , it is true , a very elegant scholar , or what may be called an accomplished writer ; his scholastic attainments were ...
... Letters will exalt , in no incon- siderable degree , the literary reputation of General Washington . He was not , it is true , a very elegant scholar , or what may be called an accomplished writer ; his scholastic attainments were ...
Page 75
... letter to Patrick Henry , then Go- vernor of Virginia , in October ( 5th , ) 1776. He said , among other things , " One circumstance , in this important business , ought to be cautiously guarded against ; and that is , the soldiers and ...
... letter to Patrick Henry , then Go- vernor of Virginia , in October ( 5th , ) 1776. He said , among other things , " One circumstance , in this important business , ought to be cautiously guarded against ; and that is , the soldiers and ...
Page 78
... Letter , September 17th . Dr. Gordon relates the incident nearly in the same way , though a little enlarged , and , as he was in camp soon afterwards , he probably derived his information from a correct source . ' The General's attempts ...
... Letter , September 17th . Dr. Gordon relates the incident nearly in the same way , though a little enlarged , and , as he was in camp soon afterwards , he probably derived his information from a correct source . ' The General's attempts ...
Page 79
... letters of the General , contain- ing , as they do , his views at the time ; we shall , therefore , here present some passages . He wrote to his brother John , from Hackinsac , ( Jersey , ) where our little army was then encamped , on ...
... letters of the General , contain- ing , as they do , his views at the time ; we shall , therefore , here present some passages . He wrote to his brother John , from Hackinsac , ( Jersey , ) where our little army was then encamped , on ...
Page 80
... letter , to give you any idea of our situation , of my difficulties , and of the constant perplexities and mortifications I meet with , derived from the unhappy policy of short enlistments , and delaying them too long . Last fall , or ...
... letter , to give you any idea of our situation , of my difficulties , and of the constant perplexities and mortifications I meet with , derived from the unhappy policy of short enlistments , and delaying them too long . Last fall , or ...
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