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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... once , the Indians set up the most hideous yells , as if the woods were filled with ten thousand panthers . This they did , both as a terror to the British , and a signal to attack ; for in the same moment they poured in a general fire ...
... once , the Indians set up the most hideous yells , as if the woods were filled with ten thousand panthers . This they did , both as a terror to the British , and a signal to attack ; for in the same moment they poured in a general fire ...
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... once surprised and melted the Court Martial - he answered , with the candour of a'mind which feared its own condemnation more than that of any human tribunal . - He heard his sentence of death with perfect indifference ; and at the ...
... once surprised and melted the Court Martial - he answered , with the candour of a'mind which feared its own condemnation more than that of any human tribunal . - He heard his sentence of death with perfect indifference ; and at the ...
Stran 112
... once the innumerous herd , with wildly rolling eyes , and hideous bellowings , break forth into flight , while , close at their heels , the roaring monster follows . Earth trembles as they fly . Such was the noise in the chase of ...
... once the innumerous herd , with wildly rolling eyes , and hideous bellowings , break forth into flight , while , close at their heels , the roaring monster follows . Earth trembles as they fly . Such was the noise in the chase of ...
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