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 6
... head of an army or nation , where gold and glory are at stake , and where a man feels himself the burning focus of unnum- bered eyes ; he must be a paltry fellow , indeed , who does not play his part pretty handsomely .... even the ...
... head of an army or nation , where gold and glory are at stake , and where a man feels himself the burning focus of unnum- bered eyes ; he must be a paltry fellow , indeed , who does not play his part pretty handsomely .... even the ...
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... head , looked quite confused , while with his little naked toes he scratched in the soft ground . Now look up , my son , continued his father , look up , George ! and see there how richly the blessed God has made good my promise to you ...
... head , looked quite confused , while with his little naked toes he scratched in the soft ground . Now look up , my son , continued his father , look up , George ! and see there how richly the blessed God has made good my promise to you ...
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... head , that Mr. Washington conducted George with great ease and pleasure along the happy paths of virtue . But well knowing that his beloved charge , soon to be a man , would be left exposed to numberless temptations , both from himself ...
... head , that Mr. Washington conducted George with great ease and pleasure along the happy paths of virtue . But well knowing that his beloved charge , soon to be a man , would be left exposed to numberless temptations , both from himself ...
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... heads bound up , black eyes , and bloody clothes ! And what is all this for ? Why , that we may get praise !! But the truth is , a quarrelsome boy was never sincerely praised ! Big boys , of the vulgar sort , indeed may praise him : but ...
... heads bound up , black eyes , and bloody clothes ! And what is all this for ? Why , that we may get praise !! But the truth is , a quarrelsome boy was never sincerely praised ! Big boys , of the vulgar sort , indeed may praise him : but ...
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... head of an old engineer . He marks the soil , the timber , the confluence of rivers , the sites for forts . In short , nothing connected with the defence of his country escapes him . He penetrates the characters of the different people ...
... head of an old engineer . He marks the soil , the timber , the confluence of rivers , the sites for forts . In short , nothing connected with the defence of his country escapes him . He penetrates the characters of the different people ...
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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