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Here he deliv . ered the governor's letter , and while M. de St. Pierre wrote a
vague and polite answer , he sketched the fort and informed himself in regard to
the military condition of the post . Then came another struggle over the Indians ,
and ...
Here he deliv . ered the governor's letter , and while M. de St. Pierre wrote a
vague and polite answer , he sketched the fort and informed himself in regard to
the military condition of the post . Then came another struggle over the Indians ,
and ...
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... failed utterly to see that he was the most supremely silent of the great men of
action that the world can show . Like Cromwell and Frederic , Washington wrote
countless letters , made many speeches , and was agreeable in conversation .
... failed utterly to see that he was the most supremely silent of the great men of
action that the world can show . Like Cromwell and Frederic , Washington wrote
countless letters , made many speeches , and was agreeable in conversation .
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A brief sentence here and there , a rare gleam of light across the page of a letter ,
is all that we can find . The rest is silence . He did as great work as has fallen to
the lot of man , he wrote volumes of correspondence , he talked with innumerable
...
A brief sentence here and there , a rare gleam of light across the page of a letter ,
is all that we can find . The rest is silence . He did as great work as has fallen to
the lot of man , he wrote volumes of correspondence , he talked with innumerable
...
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Indignant letters written in vigorous language were , however , of little avail , and
Washington prepared to shift for himself as best he might . His Indian allies
brought him news that the French were on the march and had thrown out
scouting ...
Indignant letters written in vigorous language were , however , of little avail , and
Washington prepared to shift for himself as best he might . His Indian allies
brought him news that the French were on the march and had thrown out
scouting ...
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... number of French and Indians with cheerful confidence and with real pleasure .
He wrote , in a letter which soon became famous , that he loved to hear bullets
whistle , a sage obser vation which he set down in later years as a folly of youth .
... number of French and Indians with cheerful confidence and with real pleasure .
He wrote , in a letter which soon became famous , that he loved to hear bullets
whistle , a sage obser vation which he set down in later years as a folly of youth .
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Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | George Washington, Band 1 Bände 4-5 von American statesmen George Washington, Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Autor/in | Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Verlag | Houghton Mifflin, 1917 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 28. Juli 2006 |
| Länge | 776 Seiten |
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