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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... thousand fold ! Such an act of heroism in my son , is worth more than a thousand trees , though their blossoms were silver and their fruits the purest gold . " " Such lessons , communicated in such a way , it is not easy to eradicate ...
... thousand fold ! Such an act of heroism in my son , is worth more than a thousand trees , though their blossoms were silver and their fruits the purest gold . " " Such lessons , communicated in such a way , it is not easy to eradicate ...
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... thousand pieces . Thou givest the advice by thy wisdom , and dost second it by thy providence ; thou dealest by us , as we do by our children , when we set them to lift up a heavy weight , and we lift with them ; and we again are too ...
... thousand pieces . Thou givest the advice by thy wisdom , and dost second it by thy providence ; thou dealest by us , as we do by our children , when we set them to lift up a heavy weight , and we lift with them ; and we again are too ...
Page 67
... thousand pounds , and even that was voted " for the encourage- ment and protection of the settlers on the Mississippi ; " the legis- lators wishing , if possible , to prevent a rupture with France , and restrain the prerogatives of the ...
... thousand pounds , and even that was voted " for the encourage- ment and protection of the settlers on the Mississippi ; " the legis- lators wishing , if possible , to prevent a rupture with France , and restrain the prerogatives of the ...
Page 68
... thousand acres of land , on the Ohio River , to be distributed among the officers and soldiers who should en- gage in this expedition . This grant was approved by the king , but it was not until some time after the close of the war ...
... thousand acres of land , on the Ohio River , to be distributed among the officers and soldiers who should en- gage in this expedition . This grant was approved by the king , but it was not until some time after the close of the war ...
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... thousand , and com- manded by Monsieur de Villiers . Washington having stationed his small body of men on the outside of the trenches , bravely awaited the approach of the enemy , who without leaving the woods commenced firing at the ...
... thousand , and com- manded by Monsieur de Villiers . Washington having stationed his small body of men on the outside of the trenches , bravely awaited the approach of the enemy , who without leaving the woods commenced firing at the ...
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