Oliver GoldsmithHenry G. Bohn, 1859 |
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... waggons laden with tents and provisions . The Bishop of Durham , in his warlike state , appeared , we are told , more like a powerful prince than a priest or prelate . " At the surrender of the crown of Scotland by John Baliol , which ...
... waggons laden with tents and provisions . The Bishop of Durham , in his warlike state , appeared , we are told , more like a powerful prince than a priest or prelate . " At the surrender of the crown of Scotland by John Baliol , which ...
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... waggons for service ; giving the owners orders on government for their appraised value . Even then , out of a great number impressed , he obtained but ten , after waiting a week : these , too , were grudgingly furnished by the farmers ...
... waggons for service ; giving the owners orders on government for their appraised value . Even then , out of a great number impressed , he obtained but ten , after waiting a week : these , too , were grudgingly furnished by the farmers ...
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... waggons , and await their arrival . All uncertainty as to the fate of the men , however , was brought to a close by their arrival , on the 25th , conducted by an ensign , and bringing with them , their working implements . The French ...
... waggons , and await their arrival . All uncertainty as to the fate of the men , however , was brought to a close by their arrival , on the 25th , conducted by an ensign , and bringing with them , their working implements . The French ...
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... waggons and horses sufficient to attend him in his march . Sir John St. Clair , in the course of his tour of inspection , had met with two Dutch settlers , at the foot of the Blue Ridge , who engaged to furnish two hundred waggons , and ...
... waggons and horses sufficient to attend him in his march . Sir John St. Clair , in the course of his tour of inspection , had met with two Dutch settlers , at the foot of the Blue Ridge , who engaged to furnish two hundred waggons , and ...
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... Braddock would have set out for Fredericktown , in Mary- land , but few waggons or teams had yet come to remove 5 Colonial Records , vol . vi . , p . 366 . 1755. ] THREATS OF SIR JOHN ST . CLAIR . 114 [ 1755 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... Braddock would have set out for Fredericktown , in Mary- land , but few waggons or teams had yet come to remove 5 Colonial Records , vol . vi . , p . 366 . 1755. ] THREATS OF SIR JOHN ST . CLAIR . 114 [ 1755 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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Seite 238 - Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Seite 147 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Seite 21 - I might, was my heart disengaged, pass my time very pleasantly as there's a very agreeable young lady lives in the same house, (Colonel George Fairfax's wife's sister.) But as that's only adding fuel to fire, it makes me the more uneasy, for by often, and unavoidably, being in company with her revives my former passion for your Lowland beauty; whereas, was I to live more retired from young women, I might in some measure eliviate my sorrows, by burying that chaste and troublesome passion in the grave...
Seite 280 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Seite 342 - When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen ; and we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in that happy hour, when the establishment of American liberty, upon the most firm and solid foundations, shall enable us to return to our private stations in the bosom of a free, peaceful, and happy country.
Seite 115 - After taking Fort Duquesne," says he, " I am to proceed to Niagara; and, having taken that. to Frontenac, if the season will allow time ; and I suppose it will, for Duquesne can hardly detain me above three or four days; and then I see nothing that can obstruct my march to Niagara.
Seite 47 - Now, fathers, it is you who are the disturbers in this land, by coming and building your towns, and taking it away unknown to us, and by force. " Fathers, we kindled a fire a long time ago, at a place called Montreal, where we desired you to stay, and not to come and intrude upon our land. I now desire you may despatch to that place ; for be it known to you, fathers, that this is our land and not yours.
Seite 115 - These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the King's regular and disciplined troops, Sir, it is impossible they should make any impression.
Seite 357 - It is surprising how much work has been done. The lines are extended almost from Cambridge to Mystic River, so that very soon it will be morally impossible for the enemy to get between the works, except in one place, which is supposed to be left purposely unfortified, to entice the enemy out of their fortresses. Who would have thought, twelve months past, that all Cambridge and Charlestown would be covered over with American camps, and cut up into forts and intrenchments, and all the lands, fields,...
Seite 316 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity...