The Life of George Washington: With Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself, and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen ... Embellished with Six EngravingsJ. Allen, 1840 - 244 strani |
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Stran 128
... glorious independence , with the fairest chance of being one of the most respectable and hap- py nations of the earth - and , in consequence of all this , had so completely won the hearts of his army and his nation , that he could ...
... glorious independence , with the fairest chance of being one of the most respectable and hap- py nations of the earth - and , in consequence of all this , had so completely won the hearts of his army and his nation , that he could ...
Stran 130
... glorious toils , filling themselves with plenty , and inundating the sea ports with food and rai- ment for the poor and needy of distant nations -- this was his godlike ambition . But , knowing that his be- loved countrymen could not ...
... glorious toils , filling themselves with plenty , and inundating the sea ports with food and rai- ment for the poor and needy of distant nations -- this was his godlike ambition . But , knowing that his be- loved countrymen could not ...
Stran 177
... glorious witness to the truth of this his favorite apho- rism . At the giddy age of fourteen , when the spi- rits of youth are all on tiptoe for freedom and ad- ventures , he felt a strong desire to go to sea : but , very opposite to ...
... glorious witness to the truth of this his favorite apho- rism . At the giddy age of fourteen , when the spi- rits of youth are all on tiptoe for freedom and ad- ventures , he felt a strong desire to go to sea : but , very opposite to ...
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