George Washington, Band 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1917 |
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... course , he showed , but also patience and wisdom in handling the Indians , a clear sense that the crafty and well - trained French- men could not blind , and a strong faculty for deal- ing with men , always a rare and precious gift ...
... course , he showed , but also patience and wisdom in handling the Indians , a clear sense that the crafty and well - trained French- men could not blind , and a strong faculty for deal- ing with men , always a rare and precious gift ...
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... 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 Fry had died meanwhile ...
... 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 Fry had died meanwhile ...
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... course still more strongly by the original cause of Dinwiddie's ar rangement . The English government had issued an order that officers holding the king's commis sion should rank provincial officers , and that pro- vincial ON THE ...
... course still more strongly by the original cause of Dinwiddie's ar rangement . The English government had issued an order that officers holding the king's commis sion should rank provincial officers , and that pro- vincial ON THE ...
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... course on the finest of animals , for he loved and understood horses from the time when he rode bareback in the pasture to those later days when he acted as judge at a horse - race and saw his own pet colt " Magnolia " beaten . In this ...
... course on the finest of animals , for he loved and understood horses from the time when he rode bareback in the pasture to those later days when he acted as judge at a horse - race and saw his own pet colt " Magnolia " beaten . In this ...
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... course , his uniform of buff and blue , with a white and scarlet cloak over his shoulders , and a sword - knot of red and gold . His " horse furniture " was of the best London make , trimmed with " livery lace , " and the Washington ...
... course , his uniform of buff and blue , with a white and scarlet cloak over his shoulders , and a sword - knot of red and gold . His " horse furniture " was of the best London make , trimmed with " livery lace , " and the Washington ...
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