George Washington, Band 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1917 |
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Seite 49
... wrote the bold , 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 ...
... wrote the bold , 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 ...
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... wrote to a friend at this time : " Since you received my letter of October last , I have not slept above three or four nights in a bed , but , after walking a good deal all the day , I have lain down before the fire upon a little hay ...
... wrote to a friend at this time : " Since you received my letter of October last , I have not slept above three or four nights in a bed , but , after walking a good deal all the day , I have lain down before the fire upon a little hay ...
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... wrote these lines was evidently a vigorous , good - hu- mored young fellow , with a quick eye for the world opening before him , and for the delights as well as the instruction which it offered . From the sunshine and ease of this ...
... wrote these lines was evidently a vigorous , good - hu- mored young fellow , with a quick eye for the world opening before him , and for the delights as well as the instruction which it offered . From the sunshine and ease of this ...
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... wrote a re- port in the form of a journal , which was sent to England and much read at the time as part of the news of the day , and which has an equal although different interest now . It is a succinct , clear , and sober narrative ...
... wrote a re- port in the form of a journal , which was sent to England and much read at the time as part of the news of the day , and which has an equal although different interest now . It is a succinct , clear , and sober narrative ...
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... wrote a vague and polite answer , he sketched the fort and informed himself in regard to the mil- itary condition of the post . Then came another struggle over the Indians , and finally Washington got off with them once more , and ...
... wrote a vague and polite answer , he sketched the fort and informed himself in regard to the mil- itary condition of the post . Then came another struggle over the Indians , and finally Washington got off with them once more , and ...
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