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 Washington |
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Too much frightened to care for any thing but the safety of their own families , they took very little thought for the general welfare , and fed in confusion towards the more thickly settled portions of the colony .
Too much frightened to care for any thing but the safety of their own families , they took very little thought for the general welfare , and fed in confusion towards the more thickly settled portions of the colony .
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George Mason supposed the place , if not perfectly central , yet not seriously inconvenient of access to any ; and especially thought that the sacred associations which belonged to it , as the place of worship for several generations ...
George Mason supposed the place , if not perfectly central , yet not seriously inconvenient of access to any ; and especially thought that the sacred associations which belonged to it , as the place of worship for several generations ...
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Instant retreat he considered impracticable , and 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 ...
Instant retreat he considered impracticable , and 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 ...
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| Title | 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 Washington |
| Author | John Frost |
| Publisher | Leary & Getz, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 588 pages |
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