George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... hand at it ; and with each recurring 22d of February the hard - worked jesters of the daily newspapers take it up and make a little fun out of it , sufficient for the day that is passing over them . The opportunity is tempting , because ...
... hand at it ; and with each recurring 22d of February the hard - worked jesters of the daily newspapers take it up and make a little fun out of it , sufficient for the day that is passing over them . The opportunity is tempting , because ...
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... hand- some young fellow as a prince , with his acres and his slaves . It was a natural and pleasing delusion , born of the possession of land and serfs , to which the Virginians themselves gave ready credence . They forgot that the land ...
... hand- some young fellow as a prince , with his acres and his slaves . It was a natural and pleasing delusion , born of the possession of land and serfs , to which the Virginians themselves gave ready credence . They forgot that the land ...
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... nate in the New World , they were strong and fruit- ful and effective beyond the measure of ordinary races when the hour of peril and trial was at hand . CHAPTER II . THE WASHINGTONS . SUCH was the world 28 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
... nate in the New World , they were strong and fruit- ful and effective beyond the measure of ordinary races when the hour of peril and trial was at hand . CHAPTER II . THE WASHINGTONS . SUCH was the world 28 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
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... hand- some hand with which the world was to become familiar , and that he made geometrical figures and notes of surveys with the neatness and accuracy which clung to him in all the work of his life , whether great or small . Among those ...
... hand- some hand with which the world was to become familiar , and that he made geometrical figures and notes of surveys with the neatness and accuracy which clung to him in all the work of his life , whether great or small . Among those ...
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... hand , and they gave the savage the slip and pressed on . It was the middle of December and cold and stormy . In crossing a river , Wash- ington fell from the raft into deep water , amid the floating ice , but fought his way out , and ...
... hand , and they gave the savage the slip and pressed on . It was the middle of December and cold and stormy . In crossing a river , Wash- ington fell from the raft into deep water , amid the floating ice , but fought his way out , and ...
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action affairs allies American army appeared arms attack Augustine Washington battle began Boston brilliant British Burgoyne campaign cause character Clinton Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief Congress Conway Conway cabal Cornwallis courage danger defeat difficulties enemy England English everything expedition fact failed feeling fell felt fight fleet force Fort Duquesne fought French Gates gave George Washington Governor gress HENRY CABOT LODGE House of Burgesses idea Indians ington John John Adams knew Lafayette land Lawrence Washington letter look ment military militia mind Mount Vernon never numbers obliged officers once passed patriotic peace peril Philadelphia planters political Raleigh tavern ready retreat Revolution river rode seemed sent soldiers spirit strong struggle success thing thought thousand tion took town troops Vernon parish victory Virginia Wash Washington wrote Weems Williamsburg winter words York Yorktown