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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Stran 19
... night comes for him to lie down : and his mother sings , and the little crickets chirp him to sleep ! and as soon as he has slept enough , and jumps up fresh and strong as a little buck , there the sweet golden light is ready for him ...
... night comes for him to lie down : and his mother sings , and the little crickets chirp him to sleep ! and as soon as he has slept enough , and jumps up fresh and strong as a little buck , there the sweet golden light is ready for him ...
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... nights , till bed- time . The Crawfords and Stinsons , though not taller than George , were much heavier men ; so that at wrestling , and particularly at the close or Indian hug , he seldom gained much matter of triumph . But in all ...
... nights , till bed- time . The Crawfords and Stinsons , though not taller than George , were much heavier men ; so that at wrestling , and particularly at the close or Indian hug , he seldom gained much matter of triumph . But in all ...
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... night , which was spent in preparing his letters and instructions . The next day , accompanied by an interpreter and a couple of servants , he set out on his journey , which , being in the depth of winter , was as disagreeable and ...
... night , which was spent in preparing his letters and instructions . The next day , accompanied by an interpreter and a couple of servants , he set out on his journey , which , being in the depth of winter , was as disagreeable and ...
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... night following , of perishing in the ice ; but from both these imminent deadly risks , there was a hand unseen that effected his escape . About the middle of January he returned to Wil- liamsburgh ; and , instantly waiting on the ...
... night following , of perishing in the ice ; but from both these imminent deadly risks , there was a hand unseen that effected his escape . About the middle of January he returned to Wil- liamsburgh ; and , instantly waiting on the ...
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... night , that when the enemy attacked , which they did with 1500 men , Washington had but 300 to stand by him . But never did the true Virginia valour shine more gloriously than on this trying occasion - to see 300 young fellows ...
... night , that when the enemy attacked , which they did with 1500 men , Washington had but 300 to stand by him . But never did the true Virginia valour shine more gloriously than on this trying occasion - to see 300 young fellows ...
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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