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Page 16
... shall nevertheless retain his station in the said corps or army , and rise therein , in the same manner , as if he had never been appointed inspector . There shall be allowed to the inspector - general of 16 THE AMERICAN ARMY .
... shall nevertheless retain his station in the said corps or army , and rise therein , in the same manner , as if he had never been appointed inspector . There shall be allowed to the inspector - general of 16 THE AMERICAN ARMY .
Page 38
... never saw , Nor e'er were known by any painter yet . " Till from all beauties thou extracts the grace , And from the sun the beams that gild the skies , Never presume to draw her beauteous face , Nor paint the radiant brightness of her ...
... never saw , Nor e'er were known by any painter yet . " Till from all beauties thou extracts the grace , And from the sun the beams that gild the skies , Never presume to draw her beauteous face , Nor paint the radiant brightness of her ...
Page 42
... never marr'd it . It is the custom to bind a thread on one's finger for the sake of remembering any thing .. A very ancient practice : for we read , Deut . vi . 9. " And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand , and they shall ...
... never marr'd it . It is the custom to bind a thread on one's finger for the sake of remembering any thing .. A very ancient practice : for we read , Deut . vi . 9. " And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand , and they shall ...
Page 47
... never had the good fortune to be elected . He would now willingly live a private life , if he had any thing to live on ; but his fortune , which was at the first but small , has been entirely swal- lowed up in prosecuting ways and means ...
... never had the good fortune to be elected . He would now willingly live a private life , if he had any thing to live on ; but his fortune , which was at the first but small , has been entirely swal- lowed up in prosecuting ways and means ...
Page 49
... never attempt to dictate to my constituents , or to vote against what I know to be their wishes : and I hold it as the first principle of repuplicanism , that if any member of this house shall vote contrary to what he knows to be the ...
... never attempt to dictate to my constituents , or to vote against what I know to be their wishes : and I hold it as the first principle of repuplicanism , that if any member of this house shall vote contrary to what he knows to be the ...
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