Why should they risk so much in defending a city, while the greater part of its inhabitants were plotting their destruction ? His advice was, that, when they could defend the city no longer, they should evacuate, and burn it, and retire from Manhattan... Life of George Washington - Stran 328avtor: Washington Irving - 1885Celotni ogled - O knjigi
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 618 strani
...stores. Why should they risk so much in defending a city, while the greater OBSTRUCTING THE CHANNEL. 351 part of its inhabitants were plotting their destruction?...anchored in the bay. " His coming," writes Colonel Heed, " was as unexpected as if he had dropped from the clouds." He was accompanied by Lord Cornwallis,... | |
| 1917 - 462 strani
...bearing spurs that retain fruits after the June drop is given in table 6. These data were obtained during the latter part of July and the early part of August. The figures are based on a consideration of all spurs found on many branches of each variety. TABLE... | |
| 1897 - 506 strani
...grass, algae, etc., both in the water and around the ponds, there came a long period of very hot weather during the latter part of July and the early part of August, which killed much of the growth of the earlier part of the season or led to its being attacked by various... | |
| Ontario. Legislative Assembly - 1900 - 726 strani
...current which is almost continually running either up or down these narrows. The work was attended to during the latter part of July and the early part of August, the lower end of the cribbing being rebuilt a height of about four feet for a length of 126 feet, with... | |
| Washington Irving - 1908 - 622 strani
...interrupted, there was nothing now to keep them at New York but a mere point of honor ; in the meantime, they endangered the loss of the army and its military...anchored in the bay. " His coming," writes Colonel Beed, " was as unexpected as if he had dropped from the clouds." He was accompanied by Lord Cornwallis,... | |
| 1931 - 854 strani
...(p. 145) it has already been pointed out that 'the enormous increase in the volume of net plankton during the latter part of July and the early part of August was due to the production in large numbers of the flagellates — Pleodorina and Pandorina. It has... | |
| 1909 - 770 strani
...the 20 provinces — and instructed them to place their steam yachts and automobiles at my disposal. During the latter part of July and the early part of August I visited the regions around Cantho, Sadie, Soctrang, Mytho, Caibe, and Vinh-long, the principal rice... | |
| United States. Bureau of Manufactures - 1909 - 1034 strani
...the 20 provinces — and instructed them to place their steam yachts and automobiles at my disposal. During the latter part of July and the early part of August I visited the regions around Cantho, Sadie, Soctrang, Mytho, Caibe, and Vinh-long, the principal rice... | |
| United States. Interstate Commerce Commission - 1910 - 744 strani
...been built prior to the receipt of the first cars of cement, and others were in course of construction during the latter part of July and the early part of August. These warehouses were built alongside the switch, and the cement was taken from the cars and stored... | |
| 1912 - 828 strani
...opened a Sailors' Institute, where the crews of ocean liners may spend their evenings when in port. During the latter part of July and the early part of August the two large steamships, Empress of Britain and Empress of Ireland happened to be in the port of Quebec.... | |
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