Life of George Washington, Količina 4G. P. Putnam's sons, 1897 |
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Stran 43
... writes Washington , " of that tract of country which is so much celebrated for the fertility of its soil and the beauty of its situation . " Having reached Fort Schuyler , formerly Fort Stanwix , they crossed over to Wood Creek , which ...
... writes Washington , " of that tract of country which is so much celebrated for the fertility of its soil and the beauty of its situation . " Having reached Fort Schuyler , formerly Fort Stanwix , they crossed over to Wood Creek , which ...
Stran 56
... writes he to a friend , " is plain , and I do not mean to be put out of it . A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready ; and such as will be content to partake of them are always welcome . Those who expect more will be disap ...
... writes he to a friend , " is plain , and I do not mean to be put out of it . A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready ; and such as will be content to partake of them are always welcome . Those who expect more will be disap ...
Stran 71
... writes he , " that I am retired to ease , and to that kind of tranquillity which would grow tiresome for want of employment ; but at no period of my life , not in the eight years I served the public , have I been obliged to write so ...
... writes he , " that I am retired to ease , and to that kind of tranquillity which would grow tiresome for want of employment ; but at no period of my life , not in the eight years I served the public , have I been obliged to write so ...
Stran 74
... writes he to him , " has ever been among the most favored of my amusements , though I have never possessed much skill in the art , and nine years ' total inat- tention to it has added nothing to a knowledge which is best understood from ...
... writes he to him , " has ever been among the most favored of my amusements , though I have never possessed much skill in the art , and nine years ' total inat- tention to it has added nothing to a knowledge which is best understood from ...
Stran 77
... writes he , " the door of my room was gently opened , and , on drawing my bed curtains , I beheld Washington himself , standing at my bedside with a bowl of hot tea in his hand . I was mortified and distressed beyond expression . This ...
... writes he , " the door of my room was gently opened , and , on drawing my bed curtains , I beheld Washington himself , standing at my bedside with a bowl of hot tea in his hand . I was mortified and distressed beyond expression . This ...
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