Montcalm and Wolfe, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1884 - United States |
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... says Vol- taire , " that a cannon - shot fired in America could give the signal that set Europe in a blaze . ' quite . It was not a cannon - shot , but a volley from the hunting - pieces of a few backwoodsmen , commanded by a Virginian ...
... says Vol- taire , " that a cannon - shot fired in America could give the signal that set Europe in a blaze . ' quite . It was not a cannon - shot , but a volley from the hunting - pieces of a few backwoodsmen , commanded by a Virginian ...
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... says of them : " They appear to me to be in general a set of abandoned wretches ; " and Hamilton , governor of Pennsylvania , replies : " I concur with you in opinion that they are a very licentious people . " Indian traders , of ...
... says of them : " They appear to me to be in general a set of abandoned wretches ; " and Hamilton , governor of Pennsylvania , replies : " I concur with you in opinion that they are a very licentious people . " Indian traders , of ...
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... says the chaplain , Bonnecamp , " we should all have been satisfied if we had thought them sincere ; but nobody doubted that fear had extorted their answer . " Four leagues below French Creek , by a rock scratched with Indian ...
... says the chaplain , Bonnecamp , " we should all have been satisfied if we had thought them sincere ; but nobody doubted that fear had extorted their answer . " Four leagues below French Creek , by a rock scratched with Indian ...
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... says the chaplain , " to all that was demanded , well resolved , no doubt , to do the contrary as soon as our backs were turned . " Having distributed gifts among the Indians , the French proceeded on their way , and at or near the ...
... says the chaplain , " to all that was demanded , well resolved , no doubt , to do the contrary as soon as our backs were turned . " Having distributed gifts among the Indians , the French proceeded on their way , and at or near the ...
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... says Céloron , " full a thou- sand shots ; for the English give them powder for nothing . " He prudently pitched his camp on the farther side of the river , posted guards , and kept close watch . Each party distrusted and feared the ...
... says Céloron , " full a thou- sand shots ; for the English give them powder for nothing . " He prudently pitched his camp on the farther side of the river , posted guards , and kept close watch . Each party distrusted and feared the ...
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