The Life of George Washington, Količina 2American Publishers Corporation, 1890 |
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Stran 317
... Hope were astonished by a conflagration suddenly lighting up Mount Independence , and revealing the American troops in full retreat ; for the rear - guard , disconcerted by this sude den exposure , pressed forward for the woods in the ...
... Hope were astonished by a conflagration suddenly lighting up Mount Independence , and revealing the American troops in full retreat ; for the rear - guard , disconcerted by this sude den exposure , pressed forward for the woods in the ...
Stran 414
... hope of twenty men , one led by Lieut . Gibbon , the other by Lieut . Knox ; it was their desperate duty to remove the abatis . So well had the whole affair been conducted , that the Americans were close upon the outworks before they ...
... hope of twenty men , one led by Lieut . Gibbon , the other by Lieut . Knox ; it was their desperate duty to remove the abatis . So well had the whole affair been conducted , that the Americans were close upon the outworks before they ...
Stran 617
... hope you believed I was alone . " The Gen- eral made one of his most magnanimous bows . " My child , ” replied he , " I beg your pardon . " We will anticipate dates , and observe that Miss Nelly became the happy wife of Lawrence Lewis ...
... hope you believed I was alone . " The Gen- eral made one of his most magnanimous bows . " My child , ” replied he , " I beg your pardon . " We will anticipate dates , and observe that Miss Nelly became the happy wife of Lawrence Lewis ...
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