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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... body of the spirited animal , whose death he was now sensible had been occasioned by his censurable folly and rashness . His mother too , and her fondness for this animal , came crowd- ing upon him , to render his trouble still more ...
... body of the spirited animal , whose death he was now sensible had been occasioned by his censurable folly and rashness . His mother too , and her fondness for this animal , came crowd- ing upon him , to render his trouble still more ...
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... body in the works of charity or necessity , or my ordinary calling , out of a vain fear of injuring my health ; for I reckoned my health given me in order to these employments . And as he is over careful , that will not put on his ...
... body in the works of charity or necessity , or my ordinary calling , out of a vain fear of injuring my health ; for I reckoned my health given me in order to these employments . And as he is over careful , that will not put on his ...
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... strength and activity to his body as enabled him afterwards to sustain all those hardships which it was his duty to encounter in his coun- try's cause . CARTHAGENA . 1 CHAPTER II . Washington a Surbegor . 6 D2 EARLY LIFE . 41.
... strength and activity to his body as enabled him afterwards to sustain all those hardships which it was his duty to encounter in his coun- try's cause . CARTHAGENA . 1 CHAPTER II . Washington a Surbegor . 6 D2 EARLY LIFE . 41.
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... body after the soul had been released from sufferings too horrible to be narrated . The near approach of their old enemies , the French , and the ascendency which they were known to possess over the wild savages of the forest ...
... body after the soul had been released from sufferings too horrible to be narrated . The near approach of their old enemies , the French , and the ascendency which they were known to possess over the wild savages of the forest ...
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... body of eight hundred French and four hun- dred Indians were advancing rapidly to meet him . In this ex- tremity , a council of war was held , and the great superiority of the enemy , which had been clearly ascertained , leaving no hope ...
... body of eight hundred French and four hun- dred Indians were advancing rapidly to meet him . In this ex- tremity , a council of war was held , and the great superiority of the enemy , which had been clearly ascertained , leaving no hope ...
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