Life of George Washington, Količina 2Bohn, 1856 |
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... whole army had in a manner to be organized ; but from the familiar intimacy of Washington he gradually estranged himself . A contemporary has accounted for this , by alleging that he was secretly chagrined at not having received the ...
... whole army had in a manner to be organized ; but from the familiar intimacy of Washington he gradually estranged himself . A contemporary has accounted for this , by alleging that he was secretly chagrined at not having received the ...
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... whole fields of corn eaten down to the ground , and large parks of well- regulated forest trees cut down for fire - wood and other public uses . ' " " Beside the main dispositions above mentioned , about seven hundred men were ...
... whole fields of corn eaten down to the ground , and large parks of well- regulated forest trees cut down for fire - wood and other public uses . ' " " Beside the main dispositions above mentioned , about seven hundred men were ...
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... whole character and fortune of the war ; and it was acknowledged that he met it with a forecast and determination befitting a commander - in - chief . CHAPTER III . WASHINGTON'S OBJECT IN DISTRESSING BOSTON - SCARCITY.
... whole character and fortune of the war ; and it was acknowledged that he met it with a forecast and determination befitting a commander - in - chief . CHAPTER III . WASHINGTON'S OBJECT IN DISTRESSING BOSTON - SCARCITY.
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... whole reinforcement is landed , so that I see no reason why they should not , if they ever attempt it , come boldly out and put the matter to issue at once . " " We are in the strangest state in the world , " writes a lady from Boston ...
... whole reinforcement is landed , so that I see no reason why they should not , if they ever attempt it , come boldly out and put the matter to issue at once . " " We are in the strangest state in the world , " writes a lady from Boston ...
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... whole amount of powder in the camp would not furnish more than nine cartridges to a man ! * A gross error had been made by the committee of supplies when Washington , on taking command , had required a return of the ammunition . They ...
... whole amount of powder in the camp would not furnish more than nine cartridges to a man ! * A gross error had been made by the committee of supplies when Washington , on taking command , had required a return of the ammunition . They ...
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