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... means of instruction in Virginia were limited , and it was the custom among the wealthy planters to send their sons to England to complete their education . This was done by Augustine Washington with his eldest son Lawrence , then about ...
... means of instruction in Virginia were limited , and it was the custom among the wealthy planters to send their sons to England to complete their education . This was done by Augustine Washington with his eldest son Lawrence , then about ...
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... means of ascertaining . Perhaps the object of it may have considered him a mere school - boy , and treated him as such ; or his own shyness may have been in his way , and his " rules for behavior and conversation " may as yet have sat ...
... means of ascertaining . Perhaps the object of it may have considered him a mere school - boy , and treated him as such ; or his own shyness may have been in his way , and his " rules for behavior and conversation " may as yet have sat ...
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... mean to steal our country from us , " murmured they ; and they determined to seek protection from the English . Celeron finding some traders from Pennsylvania trafficking among the Indians , he summoned them to depart , and wrote by ...
... mean to steal our country from us , " murmured they ; and they determined to seek protection from the English . Celeron finding some traders from Pennsylvania trafficking among the Indians , he summoned them to depart , and wrote by ...
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... mean time , in the face of all these protests and me- naces , Mr. Gist , under sanction of the Virginia Legislature , pro- ceeded in the same year to survey the lands within the grant of the Ohio company , lying on the south side of the ...
... mean time , in the face of all these protests and me- naces , Mr. Gist , under sanction of the Virginia Legislature , pro- ceeded in the same year to survey the lands within the grant of the Ohio company , lying on the south side of the ...
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... of the nature of Washington's errand , he informed him that there was a general officer at the next fort , where he advised him to apply for an answer to the letter of which he was the bearer . 1753. ] FRONTIER REVELRY . 75 In the mean ...
... of the nature of Washington's errand , he informed him that there was a general officer at the next fort , where he advised him to apply for an answer to the letter of which he was the bearer . 1753. ] FRONTIER REVELRY . 75 In the mean ...
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Page 313 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and 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 370 - 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 274 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave." " Now,gentlemen," said he, when he had finished, " I would rather be the author of that poem than take Quebec.
Page 365 - Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me : Fight against them that fight against me.
Page 359 - County, were adopted, and Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Bland, Benjamin Harrison, and Edmund Pendleton, were appointed delegates, to represent the people of Virginia in the General Congress.
Page 415 - 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...
Page 388 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained ; we must fight ! I repeat it, Sir, we must fight ! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us.
Page 302 - Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born.
Page 193 - 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 416 - I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose.