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He was followed by the rest . Then began their music , which was performed with
a pot half - full of water , and a deer - skin stretched tight over it , and a gourd ,
with some shot in it , to rattle , and a piece of horse's tail tied to it , to make it look ...
He was followed by the rest . Then began their music , which was performed with
a pot half - full of water , and a deer - skin stretched tight over it , and a gourd ,
with some shot in it , to rattle , and a piece of horse's tail tied to it , to make it look ...
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... the gun also , but this Washington would not allow , though he grew very tired
after nine or ten miles of heavy woodland tramping , and proposed that they
should rest in the wood , light a fire , and make a shelter of branches . For some ...
... the gun also , but this Washington would not allow , though he grew very tired
after nine or ten miles of heavy woodland tramping , and proposed that they
should rest in the wood , light a fire , and make a shelter of branches . For some ...
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He said that they were close to his cabin now ; so Gist told him that he might go
home if he liked , but that he and Washington would remain by the little stream
where they had encamped for the rest of the night , as they were tired ; and that
they ...
He said that they were close to his cabin now ; so Gist told him that he might go
home if he liked , but that he and Washington would remain by the little stream
where they had encamped for the rest of the night , as they were tired ; and that
they ...
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... in the morning they found that the drifting ice had become wedged together , so
that they were able to walk across it to the opposite bank of the river , and there ,
at last , they found comfort and rest in the house of Frazier , an Indian trader .
... in the morning they found that the drifting ice had become wedged together , so
that they were able to walk across it to the opposite bank of the river , and there ,
at last , they found comfort and rest in the house of Frazier , an Indian trader .
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On the 2nd of January , Washington parted with his good friend , Mr. Gist , and
travelled the rest of the way on horseback alone , reaching Williamsburg , and
delivering his letter to Governor Dinwiddie , on January 16th . His mission had
been ...
On the 2nd of January , Washington parted with his good friend , Mr. Gist , and
travelled the rest of the way on horseback alone , reaching Williamsburg , and
delivering his letter to Governor Dinwiddie , on January 16th . His mission had
been ...
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Seite 251 - ... employed, to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth ; as this is the point in your political fortress against which the batteries of internal and external enemies will be most constantly and actively, though often covertly and insidiously, directed, — it is of infinite moment that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national union to your collective and individual happiness...
Seite 11 - This was the noblest Roman of them all; All the conspirators save only he Did that they did in envy of great Caesar; He only, in a general honest thought, And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Seite 254 - How far, in the discharge of my official duties, I have been guided by the principles which have been delineated, the public records and other evidences of my conduct must witness to you and to the world.
Seite 251 - I beg you, at the same time, to do me the justice to be assured, that this resolution has not been taken without a strict regard to all the considerations appertaining to the relation which binds a dutiful citizen to his country...
Seite 246 - After deliberate examination, with the aid of the best lights I could obtain, I was well satisfied that our country, under all the circumstances of the case, had a right to take, and was bound in duty and interest to take, a Neutral position. Having taken it, I determined, as far as should depend upon me, to maintain it, with moderation, perseverance, and firmness.
Seite 211 - As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact account of my expenses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge; and that is all I desire.
Seite 74 - ... through a wise and salutary neglect, a generous nature has been suffered to take her own way to perfection; when I reflect upon these effects, when I see how profitable they have been to us, I feel all the pride of power sink, and all presumption in the wisdom of human contrivances melt and die away within me. My rigour relents. I pardon something to the spirit of liberty.
Seite 254 - In offering to you, my countrymen, these counsels of an old and affectionate friend, I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting impression I could wish— that they will control the usual current of the passions, or prevent our nation from running the course which has hitherto marked the destiny of nations.
Seite 88 - That by such emigration they by no means forfeited, surrendered, or lost any of those rights, but that they were, and their descendants now are, entitled to the exercise and enjoyment of all such of them, as their local and other circumstances enable them to exercise and enjoy.
Seite 213 - I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country, to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping.
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| Titel | Soldier and patriot, the story of G. Washington |
| Autor/in | Frances Mary Owen |
| Ausgabe | 6 |
| Verlag | Cassell, 1873 |
| Original von | Oxford University |
| Digitalisiert | 24. Apr. 2006 |
| Länge | 255 Seiten |
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