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 17
... continued his father , look up George , and see there , how richly the Almighty has made good my promise to you ! Wherever you turn your eyes , you see the trees loaded with fine fruit ; many of them , 3 B 2 HIS EARLY TRAINING . 17.
... continued his father , look up George , and see there , how richly the Almighty has made good my promise to you ! Wherever you turn your eyes , you see the trees loaded with fine fruit ; many of them , 3 B 2 HIS EARLY TRAINING . 17.
Page 21
... continued doubtful , till at length in the fury of his plunges , the noble animal falling headlong , burst a blood- vessel , which produced almost instant death . By this fall , George received no injury . But it grieved him to see ...
... continued doubtful , till at length in the fury of his plunges , the noble animal falling headlong , burst a blood- vessel , which produced almost instant death . By this fall , George received no injury . But it grieved him to see ...
Page 41
... continued with him through life , and gave such 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 ...
... continued with him through life , and gave such 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 ...
Page 54
... continued labour and difficulty . On the 22d they arrived at the settlement of Mr. Frazier , an Indian trader on the Monongahela River , about ten miles from the forks of the Ohio . The streams being impassable except by swimming the ...
... continued labour and difficulty . On the 22d they arrived at the settlement of Mr. Frazier , an Indian trader on the Monongahela River , about ten miles from the forks of the Ohio . The streams being impassable except by swimming the ...
Page 63
... of the reach of pursuit the next day , since we were well assured they would follow our track as soon as it was light . The next day we continued travelling until quite dark , and got to the river about two miles WASHINGTON'S EMBASSY . 63.
... of the reach of pursuit the next day , since we were well assured they would follow our track as soon as it was light . The next day we continued travelling until quite dark , and got to the river about two miles WASHINGTON'S EMBASSY . 63.
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