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... a com- missioner to remonstrate against these encroach- ments , but his envoy had stopped a hundred and fifty miles short of the French posts , alarmed by the troublous condition of things , and by the de- ON THE FRONTIER . 63.
... a com- missioner to remonstrate against these encroach- ments , but his envoy had stopped a hundred and fifty miles short of the French posts , alarmed by the troublous condition of things , and by the de- ON THE FRONTIER . 63.
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Henry Cabot Lodge. the troublous condition of things , and by the de- feat and slaughter which the Frenchmen had al- ready inflicted upon the Indians . Some more vig- orous person was evidently needed to go through the form of warning ...
Henry Cabot Lodge. the troublous condition of things , and by the de- feat and slaughter which the Frenchmen had al- ready inflicted upon the Indians . Some more vig- orous person was evidently needed to go through the form of warning ...
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Henry Cabot Lodge. perception that nothing could escape , and which set down all things essential and let the " huddling silver , little worth , " go by . The clearness , terse- ness , and entire sufficiency of the narrative are obvious ...
Henry Cabot Lodge. perception that nothing could escape , and which set down all things essential and let the " huddling silver , little worth , " go by . The clearness , terse- ness , and entire sufficiency of the narrative are obvious ...
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... thing on the meadow ; whereas , had he taken advice , and built such forti- fications as I advised him , he might easily have beat off the French . But the French in the en- gagement acted like cowards , and the English like fools ...
... thing on the meadow ; whereas , had he taken advice , and built such forti- fications as I advised him , he might easily have beat off the French . But the French in the en- gagement acted like cowards , and the English like fools ...
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... things . It ap- pears that Washington was not merely a brave man , but one who loved fighting for its own sake . The whole expedition shows an arbitrary temper and the most reckless courage , valuable qualities , but here unrestrained ...
... things . It ap- pears that Washington was not merely a brave man , but one who loved fighting for its own sake . The whole expedition shows an arbitrary temper and the most reckless courage , valuable qualities , but here unrestrained ...
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