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... success must depend on the concurrence of many circumstances ; but we are in a situation which re- quires us to run all risks . Enterprises which appear chimerical , often prove successful from that very circumstance . Common sense and ...
... success must depend on the concurrence of many circumstances ; but we are in a situation which re- quires us to run all risks . Enterprises which appear chimerical , often prove successful from that very circumstance . Common sense and ...
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... success . My anxiety extends itself to poor Arnold , whose fate depends upon the issue of your campaign . The more I reflect upon the importance of your expedition , the greater is my concern , lest it should sink under insuperable ...
... success . My anxiety extends itself to poor Arnold , whose fate depends upon the issue of your campaign . The more I reflect upon the importance of your expedition , the greater is my concern , lest it should sink under insuperable ...
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... success in the expedition against Quebec . In a letter to Schuyler , he passed a high eulogium on Arnold . " The merit of this gentleman is certainly great , " writes he , " and I heartily wish that fortune may distinguish him as one of ...
... success in the expedition against Quebec . In a letter to Schuyler , he passed a high eulogium on Arnold . " The merit of this gentleman is certainly great , " writes he , " and I heartily wish that fortune may distinguish him as one of ...
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CHAPTER I | 23 |
Questions of Military Rank Popularity of Putnam Arrangements | 36 |
CHAPTER IV | 60 |
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