Oliver GoldsmithHenry G. Bohn, 1859 |
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... miles of the Potomac , and the opposite shore of Maryland . It had probably been purchased with the pro- perty , and was one of the primitive farmhouses of Vir- ginia . The roof was steep , and sloped down into low projecting eaves . It ...
... miles of the Potomac , and the opposite shore of Maryland . It had probably been purchased with the pro- perty , and was one of the primitive farmhouses of Vir- ginia . The roof was steep , and sloped down into low projecting eaves . It ...
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... miles below Mount Vernon , and on the same woody ridge bordering the Potomac . William Fairfax was a man of liberal education and in- trinsic worth ; he had seen much of the world , and his mind had been enriched and ripened by varied ...
... miles below Mount Vernon , and on the same woody ridge bordering the Potomac . William Fairfax was a man of liberal education and in- trinsic worth ; he had seen much of the world , and his mind had been enriched and ripened by varied ...
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... miles wide ; a lovely and temperate region , diversified by gentle swells and slopes , admirably adapted to cultivation . The Blue Ridge bounds it on one side , the North Mountain , a ridge of the Alleganies , on the other ; while ...
... miles wide ; a lovely and temperate region , diversified by gentle swells and slopes , admirably adapted to cultivation . The Blue Ridge bounds it on one side , the North Mountain , a ridge of the Alleganies , on the other ; while ...
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... miles along the former river . Here and there partial " clearings " had been made by squatters and hardy pioneers , and their rude husbandry had produced abundant crops of grain , hemp , and tobacco ; civilization , however , had hardly ...
... miles along the former river . Here and there partial " clearings " had been made by squatters and hardy pioneers , and their rude husbandry had produced abundant crops of grain , hemp , and tobacco ; civilization , however , had hardly ...
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... miles up the left side of the river , in a continual rain , and over what Washington pronounces the worst road ever trod by man or beast , brought them to the house of a Colonel Cresap , opposite the south branch of the Potomac , where ...
... miles up the left side of the river , in a continual rain , and over what Washington pronounces the worst road ever trod by man or beast , brought them to the house of a Colonel Cresap , opposite the south branch of the Potomac , where ...
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Page 238 - Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Page 147 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Page 21 - I might, was my heart disengaged, pass my time very pleasantly as there's a very agreeable young lady lives in the same house, (Colonel George Fairfax's wife's sister.) But as that's only adding fuel to fire, it makes me the more uneasy, for by often, and unavoidably, being in company with her revives my former passion for your Lowland beauty; whereas, was I to live more retired from young women, I might in some measure eliviate my sorrows, by burying that chaste and troublesome passion in the grave...
Page 280 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Page 342 - When we assumed the soldier, we did not lay aside the citizen ; and we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in that happy hour, when the establishment of American liberty, upon the most firm and solid foundations, shall enable us to return to our private stations in the bosom of a free, peaceful, and happy country.
Page 115 - After taking Fort Duquesne," says he, " I am to proceed to Niagara; and, having taken that. to Frontenac, if the season will allow time ; and I suppose it will, for Duquesne can hardly detain me above three or four days; and then I see nothing that can obstruct my march to Niagara.
Page 47 - Now, fathers, it is you who are the disturbers in this land, by coming and building your towns, and taking it away unknown to us, and by force. " Fathers, we kindled a fire a long time ago, at a place called Montreal, where we desired you to stay, and not to come and intrude upon our land. I now desire you may despatch to that place ; for be it known to you, fathers, that this is our land and not yours.
Page 115 - These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the King's regular and disciplined troops, Sir, it is impossible they should make any impression.
Page 357 - It is surprising how much work has been done. The lines are extended almost from Cambridge to Mystic River, so that very soon it will be morally impossible for the enemy to get between the works, except in one place, which is supposed to be left purposely unfortified, to entice the enemy out of their fortresses. Who would have thought, twelve months past, that all Cambridge and Charlestown would be covered over with American camps, and cut up into forts and intrenchments, and all the lands, fields,...
Page 316 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity...