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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... command and ordi- nance , by means whereof , you make it not only an act of civil conversation , but of obedience to Almighty God ; and so it be- comes in a manner spiritualized into an act of religion . " Whatever you do , be very ...
... command and ordi- nance , by means whereof , you make it not only an act of civil conversation , but of obedience to Almighty God ; and so it be- comes in a manner spiritualized into an act of religion . " Whatever you do , be very ...
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... command of a small fleet in the West Indies , with orders to operate against the Spanish posses- sions in that quarter . In Novem- ber , he sailed with six men - of - war from Jamaica and attacked the fortress of Porto Bello . The Spa ...
... command of a small fleet in the West Indies , with orders to operate against the Spanish posses- sions in that quarter . In Novem- ber , he sailed with six men - of - war from Jamaica and attacked the fortress of Porto Bello . The Spa ...
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... command , at this early period . Animated and encouraged by the example of one , younger than most of them , they learned to love him , to place unlimited confidence in his knowledge and abilities , and to render that strict and active ...
... command , at this early period . Animated and encouraged by the example of one , younger than most of them , they learned to love him , to place unlimited confidence in his knowledge and abilities , and to render that strict and active ...
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... command of Lake Champlain , and a connected chain of posts was maintained from Quebec , up the St. Lawrence , and along the great lakes ; until at last they approached the Ohio , and entered on the territory which had been actually ...
... command of Lake Champlain , and a connected chain of posts was maintained from Quebec , up the St. Lawrence , and along the great lakes ; until at last they approached the Ohio , and entered on the territory which had been actually ...
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... command of both rivers . He thus speaks of the spot where the French soon after erected Fort Du Quesne , and where the great manufacturing city of Pittsburg has since sprung up so rapidly . The words are taken from his journal ...
... command of both rivers . He thus speaks of the spot where the French soon after erected Fort Du Quesne , and where the great manufacturing city of Pittsburg has since sprung up so rapidly . The words are taken from his journal ...
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