Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1857 |
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... Captain Lamb . " It is indeed , and certainly no place for you , sir . " " Why so , Captain ? " " Because there are enough of us here to be killed , without the loss of you , which would be irreparable . " The general saw the ...
... Captain Lamb . " It is indeed , and certainly no place for you , sir . " " Why so , Captain ? " " Because there are enough of us here to be killed , without the loss of you , which would be irreparable . " The general saw the ...
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... captain and thirty of his men were taken prisoners . The day was just dawning as Morgan led on to attack the second barrier , and his men had to advance under a fire from the town walls on their right , which incessantly thinned their ...
... captain and thirty of his men were taken prisoners . The day was just dawning as Morgan led on to attack the second barrier , and his men had to advance under a fire from the town walls on their right , which incessantly thinned their ...
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... captain of the Asia at defiance . They had threatened perdition to the town , " writes he to Washington , " if the cannon were removed from the batteries and wharves , but I ever considered their threats as a brutum fulmen , and even ...
... captain of the Asia at defiance . They had threatened perdition to the town , " writes he to Washington , " if the cannon were removed from the batteries and wharves , but I ever considered their threats as a brutum fulmen , and even ...
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