The Writings of George Washington: 1748-1757G. P. Putnam's sons, 1889 |
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Muita painoksia - Näytä kaikki
Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
acquainted ADAM STEPHEN affairs Alexandria ammunition appointed arrived Assembly assistance assure attack believe Braddock brother camp Capt Captain Colo Colonel Washington colonies command commission Council Cumberland deserted desired despatch detachment Duquesne duty encamped enclosed endeavour enemy engaged English enlisted Ensign expected expedition express Fairfax forces Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne forts Fredericksburg French frontiers garrison give glad GOVERNOR DINWIDDIE Half-King HONBLE Honor hope horses House of Burgesses hundred immediately Indians informed inhabitants killed letter Lieutenant Logstown Lord Loudoun Major Maryland Meadows miles militia Montour MOUNT VERNON necessary night obliged officers Ohio orders party Pennsylvania pounds present proper provisions reason received recruits River road ROBERT ORME sent Shawanese Shirley soldiers soon speech thing tion town troops Venango Virginia regiment wagons wait Wampum Will's Creek Williamsburg Winchester wrote
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Sivu 11 - As I got down before the canoe, I spent some time in viewing the rivers and the land in the fork, which I think extremely well situated for a fort; as it has the absolute command of both rivers.
Sivu 88 - I heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
Sivu 137 - has filled me with surprise; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than the commission itself.
Sivu 178 - I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, though death was levelling my companions on every side of me...
Sivu 6 - 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 alleviate my sorrows by burying that chaste and troublesome passion in the grave of oblivion,
Sivu 252 - The supplicating tears of the women and moving petitions of the men melt me into such deadly sorrow, that I solemnly declare, if I know my own mind, I could offer myself a willing sacrifice to the butchering enemy, provided that would contribute to the people's ease.
Sivu 120 - ... moment ; so will every officer that was present. The interpreter was a Dutchman, little acquainted with the English tongue, therefore might not advert to the tone and meaning of the word in English ; but, whatever his motives were for so doing, certain it is, he called it the death, or the loss, of the Sieur Jumonville. So we received and so we understood it, until, to our great surprise and mortification, we found it otherwise in a literal translation.
Sivu 23 - They told me, that it was their absolute design to take possession of the Ohio, and by G..d they would do it: For that, although they were sensible the English could raise two men for their one ; yet they knew their motions were too slow and dilatory to prevent any undertaking of theirs.
Sivu 182 - Honored Madam : If it is in my power to avoid going to the Ohio again, I shall ; but if the command is pressed upon me by the general voice of the country, and offered upon such terms as cannot be objected against, it would reflect dishonor on me to refuse it...
Sivu 28 - It is situated on the south or west fork of French Creek, near the water ; and is almost surrounded by the creek, and a small branch of it, which form a kind of island.