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... night ... to prevent . . . the country's being alarmed which made the ( American ) Bostonians jealous . . . so that expresses were forwarded to alarm the country ... ... On the first of the night ... the ( British ) detach- ment ...
... night ... to prevent . . . the country's being alarmed which made the ( American ) Bostonians jealous . . . so that expresses were forwarded to alarm the country ... ... On the first of the night ... the ( British ) detach- ment ...
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... night of the new moon and continues through the night when the moon is at its full . The " dark " is from the night after the full through the night before the new . Other superstitions , one finds , concern the most ad- vantageous ...
... night of the new moon and continues through the night when the moon is at its full . The " dark " is from the night after the full through the night before the new . Other superstitions , one finds , concern the most ad- vantageous ...
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... Night Upon discovering the Enemy in the Night , the Alarm is to be given at Nantasket by firing one Cannon and three Rockets successively ; and if the same Signal is not repeated at the Castle in six Minutes , the firing and throwing of ...
... Night Upon discovering the Enemy in the Night , the Alarm is to be given at Nantasket by firing one Cannon and three Rockets successively ; and if the same Signal is not repeated at the Castle in six Minutes , the firing and throwing of ...
Contents
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY | 29 |
BEN FRANKLIN AND POOR RICHARD | 68 |
WHAT DID THEY SAY? | 133 |
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