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
... wishes to some of his com- panions , and engaged them to meet him early the next morning , when , with their assistance , he would have a ride . Accordingly , the little party assembled the following day , soon after sunrise , and ...
... wishes to some of his com- panions , and engaged them to meet him early the next morning , when , with their assistance , he would have a ride . Accordingly , the little party assembled the following day , soon after sunrise , and ...
Page 43
... wishes and abandoned his hopes of fame and fortune as a naval officer . Such self - denial in a boy of sixteen is equally creditable as a proof of good sense , and of filial affection . 2 Though Washington thus relinquished his station ...
... wishes and abandoned his hopes of fame and fortune as a naval officer . Such self - denial in a boy of sixteen is equally creditable as a proof of good sense , and of filial affection . 2 Though Washington thus relinquished his station ...
Page 47
... wish to get employment as a surveyor , Mr. Fairfax introduced and recommended him to his relative , Lord Fairfax , the inheritor of a vast tract of country lying between the Potomac and Rappahannoc Rivers , and stretching across the ...
... wish to get employment as a surveyor , Mr. Fairfax introduced and recommended him to his relative , Lord Fairfax , the inheritor of a vast tract of country lying between the Potomac and Rappahannoc Rivers , and stretching across the ...
Page 68
... wish to serve under , ) with my own application and diligent study of my duty , I shall be able to con- duct my steps without censure , and , in time , render myself worthy of the promotion that I shall be favoured with now . " On this ...
... wish to serve under , ) with my own application and diligent study of my duty , I shall be able to con- duct my steps without censure , and , in time , render myself worthy of the promotion that I shall be favoured with now . " On this ...
Page 103
... wishes and efforts accomplished . His health being seriously impaired by the arduous service he had performed , and his domestic affairs needing his attention , he resigned his commission , and retired again to do- mestic life at Mount ...
... wishes and efforts accomplished . His health being seriously impaired by the arduous service he had performed , and his domestic affairs needing his attention , he resigned his commission , and retired again to do- mestic life at Mount ...
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