Life of George Washington, Količina 1G.P. Putnam, 1876 |
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... persons at present residing there was Thomas , Lord Fairfax , cousin of William Fairfax , and of whose immense landed property the latter was the agent . As this nobleman was one of Washington's earliest friends , and in some degree the ...
... persons at present residing there was Thomas , Lord Fairfax , cousin of William Fairfax , and of whose immense landed property the latter was the agent . As this nobleman was one of Washington's earliest friends , and in some degree the ...
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... persons coming to estates of two , three , and four hundred acres can want , is to me most wonderful . " How much does this wonder speak for his own scrupulous principle of al- ways living within compass . [ 1752 . He was now afflicted ...
... persons coming to estates of two , three , and four hundred acres can want , is to me most wonderful . " How much does this wonder speak for his own scrupulous principle of al- ways living within compass . [ 1752 . He was now afflicted ...
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... person . " " Fathers , " said he , " you are the disturb- ers of this land by building towns , and taking the country from us by fraud and force . We kindled a fire a long time ago at Montreal , where we desired you to stay and not to ...
... person . " " Fathers , " said he , " you are the disturb- ers of this land by building towns , and taking the country from us by fraud and force . We kindled a fire a long time ago at Montreal , where we desired you to stay and not to ...
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... person more fitted to fulfil a mission which required physical strength and moral energy ; a courage to cope with savages , and a sagacity to negotiate with white men . Washington was pointed out as possessed of those re- quisites . It ...
... person more fitted to fulfil a mission which required physical strength and moral energy ; a courage to cope with savages , and a sagacity to negotiate with white men . Washington was pointed out as possessed of those re- quisites . It ...
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... persons with- out house or home , some without shoes or stockings , some shirtless , and many without coat or waistcoat . He was young in the recruiting service , or he would have known that such is generally the stuff of which armies ...
... persons with- out house or home , some without shoes or stockings , some shirtless , and many without coat or waistcoat . He was young in the recruiting service , or he would have known that such is generally the stuff of which armies ...
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