Camps and Firesides of the RevolutionMacmillan Company, 1902 - 309 páginas |
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ALBERT BUSHNELL HART appeared arms army arrived bark beautiful boat Bon Homme Richard Boston brave British calash called camp Captain clothes Colonel colonies commander Count D'Estaing dance DANIEL BOONE Dauphin Island dined dollars door dress enemy England English Esquimaux feet fight fire four French friends gave gentlemen governor guns hair hand head heard horses hundred husband huzza Indians inhabitants island John Adams JONATHAN CARVER killed King ladies land Lord manner ment miles minuet morning negro never night North America o'clock obliged officers Old Biloxi party pieces present prisoners Quebec received regiment returned river round savages sent Serapis ship shore shot side skins soldiers soon taken TENCH TILGHMAN thought TIMOTHY DWIGHT tion told took town trees troops vessels Wadsworth wampum Washington women wood wounded young
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Página 173 - Had a declaration of independency been made seven months ago, it would have been attended with many great and glorious effects. We might before this hour have formed alliances with foreign states. We should have mastered Quebec, and been in possession of Canada. "You will, perhaps, wonder how such a declaration would have influenced our affairs in Canada; but if I could write with freedom, I could easily convince you that it would, and explain to you the manner how.
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Página 63 - What pilot shall explore that realm, What new Columbus take the helm ! While death and darkness both surround, And tempests rage with lawless power, Of friendship's voice I hear no sound, No comfort in this dreadful hour...