Letters of Brunswick and Hessian Officers During the American RevolutionJ. Munsell's sons, 1891 - 250 sidor |
Andra upplagor - Visa alla
Letters Of Brunswick And Hessian Officers During The American Revolution William L Stone Fragmentarisk förhandsgranskning - 1970 |
LETTERS OF BRUNSWICK & HESSIAN William Leete 1835-1908 Stone,August Hund Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2016 |
Letters of Brunswick and Hessian Officers During the American Revolution William Leete Stone Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2023 |
Vanliga ord och fraser
Albany American anchor army arrived artillery baggage Baron barracks bateaux battalion battle battle of Monmouth battles of Saratoga beautiful Boston Brigadier Brunswick built Burgoyne Burgoyne's camp Canada Canadian cannon Captain captured Carillon Carleton cattle caused Chambly Christopher Carleton church Colonel Breymann Colonel Henley command Congress corps dear encamped enemy enemy's England English miles English regiments entire fact Fort Edward four French German groschen habitant Hesse-Hanau Hessian honor horses houses Indians inhabitants Island killed ladies Lake Champlain land large number Lawrence leagues letter Lieutenant living Lower Saxony Major-General ment militia Montrésor o'clock obliged officers Parish of St Philadelphia present province quarters Quebec rebels received Récollets Riedesel road Saratoga Schlözer seen seigneur sent ship side snow soldiers Sorel Specht Steuben things Three Rivers to-day took trees troops vessels vicinity village wear winter woods wounded writer York YORK ISLAND
Populära avsnitt
Sida 139 - They are great admirers of cleanliness, and keep themselves well shod. They friz their hair every day and gather it up on the back of the head into a chignon, at the same time puffing it up in front. They generally walk about with their heads uncovered, and sometimes but not often, wear some light fabric on their hair. Now and then some country nymph has her hair flowing down behind her, braided with a piece of ribbon. Should they go out, even though they be living in a hut, they throw a silk wrap...
Sida 139 - They frizz their hair every day, and gather it up on the back of the head into a knot, at the same time puffing it up in front. They generally walk about with their heads uncovered ; and sometimes, but not often, wear some light fabric on their hair. Now and then some country nymph has her hair flowing down behind her, braiding it with a piece of ribbon. Should they go out (even though they be living in a hut), they throw a silk wrap about themselves and put on gloves.
Sida 141 - The first of these was the evident mastery that the women possessed over the men. In Canada this power is used by the women to further the interests of the men; but here it is used nearly to ruin them. The wives and daughters of these people spend more than their incomes upon finery. The man must fish up the last penny he has in his pocket. The...
Sida 253 - ... and apprehensive when a baron or a marquis announces himself. While here we are in a republic ; and Mr. Baron does not count a farthing more than Mister Jacob or Mister Peter. Indeed, German and French noses can hardly accustom themselves to such a state of things ! Our general of artillery [Knox], for instance, was a bookbinder in Boston. He is a worthy man, thoroughly understands his trade, and fills his present position with much credit. Baron von Kalbe and myself are now the only foreign...
Sida 205 - he esteemed that honor to his family above all things in this world. That such was his gratitude and affection to this country, on that account, that he felt for America as for a brother, and, if America should fall, he should feel and lament it like the loss of a brother.
Sida 129 - ... six to five feet seven inches, according to Prussian measurement ; and I assure you I am not telling an untruth when I state that men five feet eight to ten inches high were oftener to be seen than those of only five feet five inches ; and men of larger height were to be found in all the companies. I am perfectly serious when I state that the men of English America are far ahead of those in the greater portion of Europe both as respects their beauty and stature.
Sida 198 - Mnhatans, is improperly called the East river, for it is nothing else than an arm of the sea, beginning in the bay on the west and ending in the sea on the east. After forming in this passage several islands, this water is as broad before the city as the Y before Amsterdam, but the ebb and flood tides are stronger.
Sida 258 - Church, and continue for the summer season, beginning soon after eleven. The drum will beat each Sunday soon after half an hour past ten, and the Recollet's bell will ring to give notice of the English service, the instant their own is ended.
Sida 138 - The ladies in this vicinity, and as far as Boston and New York, are slender, of erect carriage, and, without being strong, are plump. They have small and pretty feet, good hands and arms, a very white skin, and a healthy color in the face which requires Smallpox was very common, and many ladies bore the terrible scars in their faces.