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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... glorious soever it may have been in Washington to have undertaken the emancipation of his country ; to have stemmed the long tide of adversity ; to have baffled every effort of a wealthy and warlike nation ; to have obtained for his ...
... glorious soever it may have been in Washington to have undertaken the emancipation of his country ; to have stemmed the long tide of adversity ; to have baffled every effort of a wealthy and warlike nation ; to have obtained for his ...
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... glorious , I say , all this may have been to himself , or instructive to future generals and presidents , yet does it but little concern our children . For who among us can ' hope that his son shall ever be called , like Washing- ton ...
... glorious , I say , all this may have been to himself , or instructive to future generals and presidents , yet does it but little concern our children . For who among us can ' hope that his son shall ever be called , like Washing- ton ...
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... glorious hours , salamander - like , enveloped in smoke and flames , they sustained the attack of the enemy's whole force , and laid two hundred of them dead on the spot ! Discouraged by such desperate resistance , the French general ...
... glorious hours , salamander - like , enveloped in smoke and flames , they sustained the attack of the enemy's whole force , and laid two hundred of them dead on the spot ! Discouraged by such desperate resistance , the French general ...
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... glorious fellows ! " Often said , he should be glad to live if it was only to reward their gallantry ! I have more than once been told , but cannot vouch for the truth of it , that his sister , on hearing how obstinately Washington and ...
... glorious fellows ! " Often said , he should be glad to live if it was only to reward their gallantry ! I have more than once been told , but cannot vouch for the truth of it , that his sister , on hearing how obstinately Washington and ...
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... glorious victory ; and enriched with the artillery , ammunition , provisions , and baggage - waggons of a British army cut to pieces !! The French commandant took care to make a proper use of his advantage ; for as soon as the days of ...
... glorious victory ; and enriched with the artillery , ammunition , provisions , and baggage - waggons of a British army cut to pieces !! The French commandant took care to make a proper use of his advantage ; for as soon as the days of ...
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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