 | Benjamin Franklin - Philosophers - 1818 - 566 pages
...Indians, who by constant practice, are dextrous in laying and executing them : and the slender line, near four miles long, which your army must make, may...thread into several pieces, which from their distance cannot come up in time to support each other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, " These savages... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1818 - 558 pages
...Indians, who by constant practice, are dextrous in laying and executing them : and the slender line, near four miles long, which your army must make, may expose it to be attacked by surprise in its Sanks, and to be cut like a thread into several pieces, which from tlieir distance cannot come up in... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1834 - 682 pages
...four miles long, which your army must make, may «pose it to be attacked by surprise in its Hanks, and to be cut like a thread into several pieces, which from their distance cannot come u? ш time to support each other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, " These sa1^... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1834 - 438 pages
...constant practice, are dextrous in laying and executing them: and the slender line, nearly fourmiles long, which your army must make, may expose it to...thread into several pieces which from their distance cannot come up in time to support each other ' He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, 'These savages... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 674 pages
...Indians, who, by constant practice, are dexterous in laying and executing them ; and the slender line, near four miles long, which your army must make, may...thread into several pieces, which, from their distance, cannot come up in time to support each other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, "These savages... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1840 - 664 pages
...Indians, who, by constant practice, are dexterous in laying and executing them ; and the slender line, near four miles long, which your army must .make,...thread into several pieces, which, from their distance, cannot come up in time to support each other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, "These savages... | |
 | 1842 - 194 pages
...Indians, who, by constant practice, are dexterous in laying and executing them ; and the slender line, near four miles long, which your army must make, may...thread into several pieces, which, from their distance, cannot come up in time to support each other." 16. Braddock smiled at his ignorance, and replied —... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1848 - 676 pages
...Indians, who, by constant practice, are dexterous in laying and executing them ; and the slender line, near four miles long, which your army must make, may...thread into several pieces, which, from their distance, cannot come up in time to support each other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, "These savages... | |
 | Orville Luther Holley - Inventors - 1848 - 534 pages
...ambuscades of the Indians, who are dexterous in laying and executing them : and the slender line, nearly four miles long, which your army must make, may expose it to be attacked by surprise on its flanks, and cut like a thread into pieces, which, from their distance, can not support each... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 1384 pages
...who, by constant practice, are dexterous in laying and executing them; and the slender line, nearly four miles long, which your army must make, may expose it to be attacked by surprise on its flanks, and to be cut like thread into several pieces, which, from their distance, cannot come... | |
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Indians, who, by constant practice, are dexterous in laying and executing them ; and the slender line, near four miles long, which your army must make, may expose it to be attacked by surprise in its flanks, and to be cut like a thread into several pieces,... 
