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... field near Fort Duquesne . On that day of surprise and slaughter he displayed not only cool courage but the reckless daring which was one of his chief characteristics . So exposed himself that bullets passed through his coat and hat ...
... field near Fort Duquesne . On that day of surprise and slaughter he displayed not only cool courage but the reckless daring which was one of his chief characteristics . So exposed himself that bullets passed through his coat and hat ...
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... fields of corn , one at the ready , for fear of lurking savages . he went to the House of Burgesses he carried his long rifle , and traversed roads not a mile of which was free from the anger of Indian attack . settlements in the early ...
... fields of corn , one at the ready , for fear of lurking savages . he went to the House of Burgesses he carried his long rifle , and traversed roads not a mile of which was free from the anger of Indian attack . settlements in the early ...
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... field on set expeditions against the savage Once when he and a party of other men we salt at a lick , they were surprised an The old hunter wa with them for some months , but finally making carried off by the Indians . a prisoner made ...
... field on set expeditions against the savage Once when he and a party of other men we salt at a lick , they were surprised an The old hunter wa with them for some months , but finally making carried off by the Indians . a prisoner made ...
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... field is holy ground Which breathes of nations saved , not worlds undone . How sweetly on the ear such echoes sound ! While the mere victor's The servile may appal or stun and the vain , such names will be A watchword till the future ...
... field is holy ground Which breathes of nations saved , not worlds undone . How sweetly on the ear such echoes sound ! While the mere victor's The servile may appal or stun and the vain , such names will be A watchword till the future ...
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... field , and no more would turn out , despite Washington's earnest appeals . All that remained upon was the little Conti- of the American Revolution nental army and the man who led it . Yet even in this dark hour Washington did not ...
... field , and no more would turn out , despite Washington's earnest appeals . All that remained upon was the little Conti- of the American Revolution nental army and the man who led it . Yet even in this dark hour Washington did not ...
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