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... stream . Much time was given to sports , rough , hearty , manly sports , with a spice of danger , and these , with an occasional adventurous dash into the wilderness , kept them sound and strong THE OLD DOMINION . 27.
... stream . Much time was given to sports , rough , hearty , manly sports , with a spice of danger , and these , with an occasional adventurous dash into the wilderness , kept them sound and strong THE OLD DOMINION . 27.
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... danger of his position does not seem to have oc- curred to him , but he was harassed and angered by the conduct of the assembly . He wrote to Governor Dinwiddie that he had no idea of giving up his commission . " But , " he continued ...
... danger of his position does not seem to have oc- curred to him , but he was harassed and angered by the conduct of the assembly . He wrote to Governor Dinwiddie that he had no idea of giving up his commission . " But , " he continued ...
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... danger , and he never ceased to love them and to give way to their excitement , although he did not again set down such sentiments in boastful phrase that made the world laugh . Men of such temper , moreover , are naturally imperious ...
... danger , and he never ceased to love them and to give way to their excitement , although he did not again set down such sentiments in boastful phrase that made the world laugh . Men of such temper , moreover , are naturally imperious ...
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Henry Cabot Lodge. indifference to danger displayed by Washington , and the consequent timidity of the French , that particular body of Virginians would have been manently lost to the British Empire . per- But we learn from all this many ...
Henry Cabot Lodge. indifference to danger displayed by Washington , and the consequent timidity of the French , that particular body of Virginians would have been manently lost to the British Empire . per- But we learn from all this many ...
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... danger of surprise , and had been told with a sneer that while these savages might be a formidable enemy to raw American militia , they could make no impression on disciplined troops . Now at the last moment Washington warned the ...
... danger of surprise , and had been told with a sneer that while these savages might be a formidable enemy to raw American militia , they could make no impression on disciplined troops . Now at the last moment Washington warned the ...
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