The Life of George Washington: With Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself, and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen, Embellished with Six EngravingsLippincott, 1892 - 244 strani |
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... fear , preparing for mortal combat ! Scarcely since the days of Leonidas and his three hundred deathless Spartans , had the sun beheld its equal . With hideous whoops and yells , the enemy came on like a host of tigers . The woods and ...
... fear , preparing for mortal combat ! Scarcely since the days of Leonidas and his three hundred deathless Spartans , had the sun beheld its equal . With hideous whoops and yells , the enemy came on like a host of tigers . The woods and ...
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... fears began to darken over all the land . The report of his gallant but unsuccessful struggle with the French and Indians , soon reached England : and the ministry thinking the colonies alone too weak to repel the enemy , hurried on ...
... fears began to darken over all the land . The report of his gallant but unsuccessful struggle with the French and Indians , soon reached England : and the ministry thinking the colonies alone too weak to repel the enemy , hurried on ...
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... yielded to their wishes . But so great were his fears for the army , lest in those wild woods it should fall into some Indian sr.are , that the moment his fever left him , he mounted his horse , and pursued , LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 41.
... yielded to their wishes . But so great were his fears for the army , lest in those wild woods it should fall into some Indian sr.are , that the moment his fever left him , he mounted his horse , and pursued , LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 41.
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... and pushing off under the whip and spur of his fears , never halted until he had reached Philadelphia ; where he went , as he called it , into winter quarters . ( in the beginning of the dog - days ! 49 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... and pushing off under the whip and spur of his fears , never halted until he had reached Philadelphia ; where he went , as he called it , into winter quarters . ( in the beginning of the dog - days ! 49 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... fears in every thing around it - the blast whistling round the cor- ners of their cabin , alarmed , like the yell of murder- ous savages the innocent death - bell - the croaking raven - the midnight howl of dogs- -were all sure ...
... fears in every thing around it - the blast whistling round the cor- ners of their cabin , alarmed , like the yell of murder- ous savages the innocent death - bell - the croaking raven - the midnight howl of dogs- -were all sure ...
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American arms army Arnold battle beloved blessings blood Braddock brave British British army brother calf called Cloth Colonel Colonel Washington command Congress countrymen dear death Dinwiddie duty enemy equal eyes father favour fight fire Fort Duquesne Fort Necessity FREDERICK DIELMAN French friends gallant gentleman George George Washington gilt top give glorious glory golden reign governor governor Dinwiddie hand happy heard hearing heart heaven heroes Hessian honour hope human Indians ington instantly king labours land liberty look Lord Lord North man-the ment mighty mind mother Mount Vernon nation never noble Northern Neck numbers officers parties passions patriotism peace poor Pope's creek rage religion replied roaring sent ships sight smile soldiers soon soul spirit sword Tarleton tears tender thing thousand thunder tion troops VERNON PARISH victory Virginia virtue virtuous Wash Washington whigs wish young youth