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 21
... took hold of the bridle , while the athletic youngster , with a single leap , vaulted upon his back . The necessary conse- quences of such an undertaking now took place . A desperate struggle followed between the horse and his rider ...
... took hold of the bridle , while the athletic youngster , with a single leap , vaulted upon his back . The necessary conse- quences of such an undertaking now took place . A desperate struggle followed between the horse and his rider ...
Page 34
... took most heed that the means were suitable and justifiable . Because the better the end was , the more easily are we cozened into the use of ill means to effect it . We are too apt to dispense with ourselves in the practice of what is ...
... took most heed that the means were suitable and justifiable . Because the better the end was , the more easily are we cozened into the use of ill means to effect it . We are too apt to dispense with ourselves in the practice of what is ...
Page 51
... took possession of the country lying near the mouth of the river , and about the year 1722 , a small colony was planted at New Orleans . In ten or twelve years their settlements in Louisiana increased and began to extend up the ...
... took possession of the country lying near the mouth of the river , and about the year 1722 , a small colony was planted at New Orleans . In ten or twelve years their settlements in Louisiana increased and began to extend up the ...
Page 52
... took up their posi- tions out of sight of even the smoke from their neighbours ' chim- neys . These isolated families often suffered from the incursions of the savages , who spared neither age nor sex , but committed their wanton ...
... took up their posi- tions out of sight of even the smoke from their neighbours ' chim- neys . These isolated families often suffered from the incursions of the savages , who spared neither age nor sex , but committed their wanton ...
Page 57
... took away , with the marks of towns in it ? This wampum I do not know which you have discharged me off the land with : but you need not put yourself to the trouble of speaking , for I will not hear you . I am not afraid of flies or ...
... took away , with the marks of towns in it ? This wampum I do not know which you have discharged me off the land with : but you need not put yourself to the trouble of speaking , for I will not hear you . I am not afraid of flies or ...
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