George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... Philadelphia , abandon- ing everything , and Virginia was left naturally in a state of great alarm . The assembly came to- gether , and at last , thoroughly frightened , voted abundant money , and ordered a regiment of a thou- sand men ...
... Philadelphia , abandon- ing everything , and Virginia was left naturally in a state of great alarm . The assembly came to- gether , and at last , thoroughly frightened , voted abundant money , and ordered a regiment of a thou- sand men ...
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... Philadelphia , and again in New York , where he fell in love at appar- ently short notice with the heiress Mary Philipse , the sister - in - law of his friend Beverly Robinson . Tearing himself away from these attractions he pushed on ...
... Philadelphia , and again in New York , where he fell in love at appar- ently short notice with the heiress Mary Philipse , the sister - in - law of his friend Beverly Robinson . Tearing himself away from these attractions he pushed on ...
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... Philadelphia . One cannot help wondering whether a tender and somewhat sad remembrance did not rise in Washington's mind , as he thought of the last time he had gone northward , nearly twenty years before . Then , he was a light ...
... Philadelphia . One cannot help wondering whether a tender and somewhat sad remembrance did not rise in Washington's mind , as he thought of the last time he had gone northward , nearly twenty years before . Then , he was a light ...
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... Philadelphia . The Congress sat fifty - one days , occupied with debates and discussion . Few abler , more honest , or more memorable bodies of men have ever as- sembled to settle the fate of nations . Much de- bate , great and earnest ...
... Philadelphia . The Congress sat fifty - one days , occupied with debates and discussion . Few abler , more honest , or more memorable bodies of men have ever as- sembled to settle the fate of nations . Much de- bate , great and earnest ...
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... Philadelphia felt their courage rise and their hearts grow strong at the sight of his virile , muscular figure as he passed before them on horseback , stately , dignified , and self - contained . The people looked upon him , and were ...
... Philadelphia felt their courage rise and their hearts grow strong at the sight of his virile , muscular figure as he passed before them on horseback , stately , dignified , and self - contained . The people looked upon him , and were ...
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