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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Stran 19
... fires when he is cold ! and beautiful horses for him to ride ! and strong oxen to work for him . and the good cow to give him milk ! and bees to make sweet honey for his sweeter mouth ! and the little lambs , with snowy wool , for ...
... fires when he is cold ! and beautiful horses for him to ride ! and strong oxen to work for him . and the good cow to give him milk ! and bees to make sweet honey for his sweeter mouth ! and the little lambs , with snowy wool , for ...
Stran 25
... fire it without a rest . And yet throughout that coun- try it is said , that he made nothing of holding it off at arms length , and blazing away at the swans on Potomac ; of which he has been known to kill , rank and file seven or eight ...
... fire it without a rest . And yet throughout that coun- try it is said , that he made nothing of holding it off at arms length , and blazing away at the swans on Potomac ; of which he has been known to kill , rank and file seven or eight ...
Stran 30
... fire ; and he instantly tendered what aid his little arm could afford . The rank of mid- shipman was procured for him on board a British ship of war , then lying in our waters ; and his trunk and clothes were actually sent on board ...
... fire ; and he instantly tendered what aid his little arm could afford . The rank of mid- shipman was procured for him on board a British ship of war , then lying in our waters ; and his trunk and clothes were actually sent on board ...
Stran 32
... fire - sides . But in the firmer nerves of Washington , they do not appear to have made the least impression of the agueish sort . The moment he heard of the governor's wishes , he waited on him with a tender of his services . " Now ...
... fire - sides . But in the firmer nerves of Washington , they do not appear to have made the least impression of the agueish sort . The moment he heard of the governor's wishes , he waited on him with a tender of his services . " Now ...
Stran 33
... fire , yet his words were never heard . ' The governor was much pleased with the Indian belts -more with the Frenchman's letter - but most of all with Washington's journal , which he proposed to have printed immediately . Washington ...
... fire , yet his words were never heard . ' The governor was much pleased with the Indian belts -more with the Frenchman's letter - but most of all with Washington's journal , which he proposed to have printed immediately . Washington ...
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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