The History of the American Revolution, in Scripture Style; To Which Is Added, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America, and the Interesting Farewell Address of General Washington (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1823 Excerpt: ...4. Moreover it was built upon a roek, that looked towards the four eorners of the earth, to the North and to the South, to the East and to the West. 5. And the king of Spain beheld the hold with an envious eye, ' inasmueh as it was near unto his kingdom, and had been taken from him by the servants of George, the king, at unawares. 6. So he brought a strong army against it, even a very great multitude, and he planted batteries against it, and essayed to beat down the walls thereof, hut he eould not prevail; for the hold was very strong, and valiant men defended the plaee, and shot down the servants of the king from the battlements thereof. 7. Moreover the servants of the king of Gaul, even a mighty army eame against the hold, and joined themselves to the servants of the king of Spain; the bellowing of the destroying engines, was eaeh as liad not been known in the reign of George, the king, nonin the reign of his father, Bor his father's father. 8. And the governor, whose sur-name was Elliot, and all the soldiers in the hold, gat groat honor; the servants of the two kings, failed to aeeomplish their enterprise, but were east down in their minds, as thou mayest read in the book -f.Kamanij, the seribe, and also in the book of the siege, written by an offieer of the garrison. 9. For the seribe holdeth it not expedient at this time, to reeord the aets of nations who were "at war with the king of Britain, save only the people of the Provinees, with whom lie had sojourned from the days of his youth. 10. Know then, that the great Sanhedrim, being mindful of their brethren in the Southern Provinees, appointed lAneoln-to be ehief eaptain, who was to order the battle against the men of Britain, and to lead forth the people of the Provinees against them. 11. He...