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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... received no injury . But it grieved him to see lying before him the lifeless 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 ...
... received no injury . But it grieved him to see lying before him the lifeless 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 ...
Page 33
... received them with thankfulness unto thee , the great Lord both of them and me . When the earth yielded me a good crop of corn , or other fruits ; when flocks increased ; when my honest labours bought me in a plentiful or con- venient ...
... received them with thankfulness unto thee , the great Lord both of them and me . When the earth yielded me a good crop of corn , or other fruits ; when flocks increased ; when my honest labours bought me in a plentiful or con- venient ...
Page 53
... received his commission and instruc- tions from the governor , together with a letter to the French com- mander , inquiring into his designs and the authority by which he had dared to invade the dominions of the King of England , and ...
... received his commission and instruc- tions from the governor , together with a letter to the French com- mander , inquiring into his designs and the authority by which he had dared to invade the dominions of the King of England , and ...
Page 56
... received in a very stern manner by the late commander , ( who had since died , ) who asked him very abruptly , what he had come about , and what was his business . He said that he had answered in the following words : " Fathers , I am ...
... received in a very stern manner by the late commander , ( who had since died , ) who asked him very abruptly , what he had come about , and what was his business . He said that he had answered in the following words : " Fathers , I am ...
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... received the cordial approbation of the governor , as soon as he returned to Williamsburg . When the House of Burgesses assembled , they unanimously voted the thanks of the assembly to Colonel Wash- ington and his officers and soldiers ...
... received the cordial approbation of the governor , as soon as he returned to Williamsburg . When the House of Burgesses assembled , they unanimously voted the thanks of the assembly to Colonel Wash- ington and his officers and soldiers ...
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