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 37
... thought me great , I knew myself to be still the same , and in all things , besides the due execution of my place , my deportment was just the same as if I had been no such a man ; for first , I knew that I was but thy steward and ...
... thought me great , I knew myself to be still the same , and in all things , besides the due execution of my place , my deportment was just the same as if I had been no such a man ; for first , I knew that I was but thy steward and ...
Page 216
... thought it possible to destroy the British army in Boston , and in that way bring the war to a conclusion at one blow . " No man on earth , " said he to the President of Congress , " wishes more ardently to destroy the nest in Boston ...
... thought it possible to destroy the British army in Boston , and in that way bring the war to a conclusion at one blow . " No man on earth , " said he to the President of Congress , " wishes more ardently to destroy the nest in Boston ...
Page 426
... thought the boldest course the most safe . With eight hundred men he made a brisk attack : and for some minutes the conflict was sharp and bloody . But Lafayette , discovering the mistake , ordered a retreat , which was made with ...
... thought the boldest course the most safe . With eight hundred men he made a brisk attack : and for some minutes the conflict was sharp and bloody . But Lafayette , discovering the mistake , ordered a retreat , which was made with ...
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