| Abraham Howry Espenshade - College readers - 1901 - 226 pages
...delivered by General Washington to his troops just before the battle of Long Island, August 26, 1776. The time is now near at hand, which must probably...whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves, whether their houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves to be consigned to a state... | |
| Etta Austin Blaisdell McDonald, Mary Frances Blaisdell - Spellers - 1901 - 134 pages
...er ty en cour age con signed ac com plish XLVIII prob a bly con tend ing de ter mine wretch ed ness The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; whether their houses... | |
| Etta Austin Blaisdell McDonald, Mary Frances Blaisdell - Spellers - 1901 - 134 pages
...er ty en conr age con signed ac com plish XLVIII prob a bly con tend ing de ter mine wretch ed ness The time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; whether their houses... | |
| Ellen M. Cyr - Readers - 1901 - 250 pages
...watched his opportunity, and retreated in good order. in 'fa inous mer'c,e na ry in tim'i date 1. TIIK time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves ; whether they are to have any property they can call their own ; whether their... | |
| Joseph Berg Esenwein - Oratory - 1902 - 304 pages
...Washington's complete writings have been published under the editorship of WC Ford, New York, 1888.] The time is now near at hand which must probably determine...houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness from which no human efforts will deliver them. The... | |
| John Frederick Schroeder - 1903 - 560 pages
...orders issued soon after the arrival of General Howe (August 2, 1776), " is now at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be freemen or slaves;...houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness from which no human efforts will deliver them. The... | |
| English literature - 1905 - 636 pages
...the sonnet, But the bard. WASHINGTON'S ADDRESS TO HIS TROOPS. BEFORE THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND, 1776. THE time is now near at hand which must probably determine...have any property they can call their own ; whether theii houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness... | |
| California. State Board of Education - Readers (Primary) - 1905 - 408 pages
...Washington watched his opportunity, and retreated in good order. m'fa mous mer'ce na ry in tim'i date 1. THE time is now near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves ; whether they are to have any property they can call their own ; whether their... | |
| Ella Marie Powers, Thomas Minard Balliet - Readers - 1906 - 392 pages
...Where'er we turn, Thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are Thine. ADDRESS TO THE ARMY. / The time is now near at hand which must probably determine...houses and farms are to be pillaged and destroyed, and themselves consigned to a state of wretchedness from which no human efforts will deliver them. The... | |
| Michigan - 1907 - 918 pages
...equal force and propriety have been addressed to our soldiers of the war of 1812. He said: "The time is near at hand which must probably determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves; whether they are to have any property they can call their own; whether their houses... | |
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