The History of an Expedition Against Fort Du Quesne, in 1755 Under Major-General Edward Braddock, Volume 6Winthrop Sargent Lippincott, Grambo, & Company, 1855 - 423 pages Contains a history of Braddock's Campaign in 1755 against Fort Duquesne. |
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Page 134 - Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them : and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.
Page 69 - Reasons we charge you to remove instantly; we don't give you the Liberty to think about it. You are Women. Take the Advice of a wise Man, and remove immediately. You may return to the other Side of...
Page 111 - To die, is landing on some silent shore, Where billows never break nor tempests roar : Ere well we feel the friendly stroke 'tis o'er.
Page 113 - Braddock, you are a poor dog! Here, take my purse. If you kill me, you will be forced to run away, and then you will not have a shilling to support you.
Page 68 - Tlus land you claim is gone through your guts ; you have been furnished with clothes, meat and drink, by the goods paid you for it, and now you want it again, like children as you are.
Page 90 - They chant their artless notes in simple guise; They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aim : Perhaps "Dundee's" wild warbling measures rise, Or plaintive "Martyrs...
Page 106 - This general was, I think, a brave man, and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence, too high an opinion of the validity of regular troops, and too mean a one of both Americans and Indians.
Page 59 - I heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
Page 134 - Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it, And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD...
Page 67 - Lehigh rivers, extending in depth as far as a man could walk in a day and a half.
Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The History of an Expedition Against Fort Du Quesne, in 1755 Under Major-General Edward Braddock, Volume 6 Volume 5 de Publications of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania The History of an Expedition Against Fort Du Quesne, in 1755 Under Major-General Edward Braddock, Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| Rédacteur | Winthrop Sargent |
| Collaborateur | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| Éditeur | Lippincott, Grambo, & Company, 1855 |
| Original provenant de | Université de Harvard |
| Numérisé | 16 nov. 2005 |
| Longueur | 423 pages |
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