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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Page 36
... carried , therefore , the same evenness of temper in holding them , as might become me if I were without them . Third , I found enough in great employments , to make me sensible of the danger , trouble , and cares of them , enough to ...
... carried , therefore , the same evenness of temper in holding them , as might become me if I were without them . Third , I found enough in great employments , to make me sensible of the danger , trouble , and cares of them , enough to ...
Page 39
... carry him over to pride , arro- gance , self - conceit , curiosity , presumption ; but mingle it with the fear of God , it will ennoble that knowledge , carry it up to the honour and glory of that God , who is the author of nature , to ...
... carry him over to pride , arro- gance , self - conceit , curiosity , presumption ; but mingle it with the fear of God , it will ennoble that knowledge , carry it up to the honour and glory of that God , who is the author of nature , to ...
Page 51
... carried as prisoners to Presque Isle , on Lake Erie , where the French were then erecting a strong fort . This was done , too , when the two nations were at peace with each other . A. D. 1753 . HE Indians , instigated it is supposed by ...
... carried as prisoners to Presque Isle , on Lake Erie , where the French were then erecting a strong fort . This was done , too , when the two nations were at peace with each other . A. D. 1753 . HE Indians , instigated it is supposed by ...
Page 63
... carry our canoe across a neck of land a quarter of a mile over . " They reached Venango on the 22d , which was distant from the fort , by the winding of the stream , about one hundred and thirty miles , and there found their horses ...
... carry our canoe across a neck of land a quarter of a mile over . " They reached Venango on the 22d , which was distant from the fort , by the winding of the stream , about one hundred and thirty miles , and there found their horses ...
Page 85
... being unable to ride , he was obliged to be carried by soldiers . In this way he was * A kind of plough . † See vignette on the title page . H transported until , on the night of the 13th , DEATH OF GENERAL BRADDOCK . 85.
... being unable to ride , he was obliged to be carried by soldiers . In this way he was * A kind of plough . † See vignette on the title page . H transported until , on the night of the 13th , DEATH OF GENERAL BRADDOCK . 85.
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