Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of WashingtonLeary & Getz, 1857 - 588 pages |
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Page 19
... soon surpassed by his pupil . The old man lived , it is said , to see Washington in the meridian of his glory , and in his latter days he used to boast with a pardonable complacency , that it was he who laid the foundation of George ...
... soon surpassed by his pupil . The old man lived , it is said , to see Washington in the meridian of his glory , and in his latter days he used to boast with a pardonable complacency , that it was he who laid the foundation of George ...
Page 86
... soon reached the rear division under Colonel Dunbar . The greatest confusion for a time reigned in his camp . The artillery stores were destroyed , the heavy bag- gage burned , and as soon as the fugitives arrived he took up the line of ...
... soon reached the rear division under Colonel Dunbar . The greatest confusion for a time reigned in his camp . The artillery stores were destroyed , the heavy bag- gage burned , and as soon as the fugitives arrived he took up the line of ...
Page 112
... soon recovered his health , so far as to be able to conduct the enterprise on which he was resolved to stake his fame ; and in the execution of it , displayed a force of judgment , and a deliberate valour and intrepidity that rivalled ...
... soon recovered his health , so far as to be able to conduct the enterprise on which he was resolved to stake his fame ; and in the execution of it , displayed a force of judgment , and a deliberate valour and intrepidity that rivalled ...
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