The Life of George Washington: With Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself, and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen ... Embellished with Six EngravingsJ.B. Lippincott & Company, 1858 - 244 strani |
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... Indians , at Fort Necessity , as the reader will presently learn . Lawrence did not live to see George after that , but he lived to hear of his fame ; for as the French and Indians were at that time a great public terror , the people ...
... Indians , at Fort Necessity , as the reader will presently learn . Lawrence did not live to see George after that , but he lived to hear of his fame ; for as the French and Indians were at that time a great public terror , the people ...
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... Indian hug , he seldom gained much matter of triumph . But in all trials of agility , they stood no chance with him ' From these Frederick county gymnastics or exer cises , there followed an effect which shews the very wide difference ...
... Indian hug , he seldom gained much matter of triumph . But in all trials of agility , they stood no chance with him ' From these Frederick county gymnastics or exer cises , there followed an effect which shews the very wide difference ...
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... Indians at Sandusky . And equally cordial was the love of these young men towards George , of whom they always spoke as of a brother . Indeed , Hugh Stin- son , the second brother , who had a way of snapping his eyes when he talked of ...
... Indians at Sandusky . And equally cordial was the love of these young men towards George , of whom they always spoke as of a brother . Indeed , Hugh Stin- son , the second brother , who had a way of snapping his eyes when he talked of ...
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... Indians — miraculous escapes — account of his journal— anecdote of his modesty . In the year 1753 the people of Virginia were alarmed by a report that the French , aided by the Indians , were erecting a long line of military posts on ...
... Indians — miraculous escapes — account of his journal— anecdote of his modesty . In the year 1753 the people of Virginia were alarmed by a report that the French , aided by the Indians , were erecting a long line of military posts on ...
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... Indian , who , though not fifteen paces distant , happily missed his aim . The poor wretch was made prisoner . But Washington could not find in his heart to put him to death , though his own safety seemed to require the sacrifice . The ...
... Indian , who , though not fifteen paces distant , happily missed his aim . The poor wretch was made prisoner . But Washington could not find in his heart to put him to death , though his own safety seemed to require the sacrifice . The ...
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Stran 162 - The West derives from the East supplies requisite to its growth and comfort; and, what is perhaps of still greater consequence, it must of necessity owe the secure enjoyment of indispensable outlets for its own productions to the weight, influence, and the future maritime strength of the Atlantic side of the Union, directed by an indissoluble community of interest as inn