Life of George Washington, Količina 1G.P. Putnam, 1876 |
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... thing at pawn and sale to raise funds for a crusade to the Holy Land , the bishop resolved to accompany him . More wealthy than his sovereign , he made magnifi- cent preparations . Besides ships to convey his troops and retinue , he had ...
... thing at pawn and sale to raise funds for a crusade to the Holy Land , the bishop resolved to accompany him . More wealthy than his sovereign , he made magnifi- cent preparations . Besides ships to convey his troops and retinue , he had ...
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... thing , and to do it well . He had acquired the magic of method , which of itself works wonders . In one of these manuscript memorials of his practical studies and exercises , we have come upon some documents singularly in contrast with ...
... thing , and to do it well . He had acquired the magic of method , which of itself works wonders . In one of these manuscript memorials of his practical studies and exercises , we have come upon some documents singularly in contrast with ...
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... thing is practical . The qualities of the soil , the relative value of sites and localities , are faith- fully recorded . In these his early habits of observation and his exercises in surveying had already made him a proficient . His ...
... thing is practical . The qualities of the soil , the relative value of sites and localities , are faith- fully recorded . In these his early habits of observation and his exercises in surveying had already made him a proficient . His ...
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... thing which could be sug- gested by him or his officers . I cannot say that ever in my life I suffered so much anxiety as I did in this affair . I saw that every strata- gem which the most fruitful brain could invent was practised to ...
... thing which could be sug- gested by him or his officers . I cannot say that ever in my life I suffered so much anxiety as I did in this affair . I saw that every strata- gem which the most fruitful brain could invent was practised to ...
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... thing that would bear upon military operations ; and the hardihood with which he had acquitted himself during a wintry tramp through the wilderness , through constant storms of rain and snow ; often sleep- ing on the ground without a ...
... thing that would bear upon military operations ; and the hardihood with which he had acquitted himself during a wintry tramp through the wilderness , through constant storms of rain and snow ; often sleep- ing on the ground without a ...
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