The Life of George Washington: With Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself, and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen : Embellished with Six EngravingsJoseph Allen, sold by Lippincott, Grambo and Company, 1852 - 244 páginas |
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... ships of that obnoxious weed were purposely dispatched for America . Lord Fairfax happened to be at Mount Vernon when Washington received advice from a friend in London that the tea - ships were about to sail .... " Well , my lord ...
... ships of that obnoxious weed were purposely dispatched for America . Lord Fairfax happened to be at Mount Vernon when Washington received advice from a friend in London that the tea - ships were about to sail .... " Well , my lord ...
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... ships could be brought to pay their respects to the town , they must , it seems , pass a little fort on Sullivan's Island . This , however , being defended only by raw militia , was hardly looked on as an obstacle . Happily for America ...
... ships could be brought to pay their respects to the town , they must , it seems , pass a little fort on Sullivan's Island . This , however , being defended only by raw militia , was hardly looked on as an obstacle . Happily for America ...
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... ship , which immedia- tely swung around right stern upon the guns of the fort - Hurra ! my sons of thunder ... ships again , all below seemed one stream of solid fire ; all abore , one vast mountain of smoke darkening the day ...
... ship , which immedia- tely swung around right stern upon the guns of the fort - Hurra ! my sons of thunder ... ships again , all below seemed one stream of solid fire ; all abore , one vast mountain of smoke darkening the day ...
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