George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 41
Seite 9
... thousand years ago , altars would have been builded and libations poured out . Thus we have to - day in our minds a Washington grand , solemn , and impressive . In this guise he appears as a man of lofty intellect , vast moral force ...
... thousand years ago , altars would have been builded and libations poured out . Thus we have to - day in our minds a Washington grand , solemn , and impressive . In this guise he appears as a man of lofty intellect , vast moral force ...
Seite 17
... thousand inhabitants , formed the most glaring exception that any rule solicitous of proof could possibly desire . Wil- liamsburg , the capital , was a straggling village , somewhat overweighted with the public buildings and those of ...
... thousand inhabitants , formed the most glaring exception that any rule solicitous of proof could possibly desire . Wil- liamsburg , the capital , was a straggling village , somewhat overweighted with the public buildings and those of ...
Seite 36
... thousand men to join the Marylanders in destroy- ing the " Susquehannocks , " at the " Piscataway " fort , on account of some murdering begun by an- other tribe . As a feat of arms , the expedition was not a very brilliant affair . The ...
... thousand men to join the Marylanders in destroy- ing the " Susquehannocks , " at the " Piscataway " fort , on account of some murdering begun by an- other tribe . As a feat of arms , the expedition was not a very brilliant affair . The ...
Seite 73
... thousand strong . This of course was to have been anticipated , and it does not seem to have in the least damped Washington's spirits . His blood was up , his fight- ing temper thoroughly roused , and he prepared to push on . Colonel ...
... thousand strong . This of course was to have been anticipated , and it does not seem to have in the least damped Washington's spirits . His blood was up , his fight- ing temper thoroughly roused , and he prepared to push on . Colonel ...
Seite 75
... thousand men with only a hundred and fifty raw recruits at his back . In the same spirit he pushed on ; and after the Jumonville affair , although he knew that the wilderness about him was swarming with enemies , he still struggled ...
... thousand men with only a hundred and fifty raw recruits at his back . In the same spirit he pushed on ; and after the Jumonville affair , although he knew that the wilderness about him was swarming with enemies , he still struggled ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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