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Carlyle brushed Washington aside as " a bloodless Cromwell," a phrase to which
we must revert later on other grounds, and, as has already been said, failed
utterly to see that he was the most supremely silent of the great men of action that
...
Carlyle brushed Washington aside as " a bloodless Cromwell," a phrase to which
we must revert later on other grounds, and, as has already been said, failed
utterly to see that he was the most supremely silent of the great men of action that
...
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... is the man of action and of real silence, a character to be much admired and
wondered at in these or any other days. Washington's report looked like war, and
its author was shortly afterwards appointed lieutenant- colonel of a Virginian ...
... is the man of action and of real silence, a character to be much admired and
wondered at in these or any other days. Washington's report looked like war, and
its author was shortly afterwards appointed lieutenant- colonel of a Virginian ...
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Again he comes before us as, above all things, the fighting man, hot-blooded and
fierce in action, and utterly indifferent to the danger which excited and delighted
him. But the earlier lesson had not been useless. He showed a prudence and ...
Again he comes before us as, above all things, the fighting man, hot-blooded and
fierce in action, and utterly indifferent to the danger which excited and delighted
him. But the earlier lesson had not been useless. He showed a prudence and ...
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When the moment for action arrived, Washington came naturally to the front, and
then returned quietly to Mount Vernon, once more to go about his business and
watch the threatening political horizon. Virginia did not live up to this first ...
When the moment for action arrived, Washington came naturally to the front, and
then returned quietly to Mount Vernon, once more to go about his business and
watch the threatening political horizon. Virginia did not live up to this first ...
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... the Fairfax resolves, and chose delegates to a general congress. The silent
man was now warming into action. He " made the most eloquent speech that ever
was made," and said, " I will raise a thousand men, LOVE AND MARRIAGE. 123.
... the Fairfax resolves, and chose delegates to a general congress. The silent
man was now warming into action. He " made the most eloquent speech that ever
was made," and said, " I will raise a thousand men, LOVE AND MARRIAGE. 123.
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| Titel | George Washington, Band 1 Bände 4-5 von American statesmen George Washington, Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Autor | Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Ausgabe | Neuauflage |
| Verlag | Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917 |
| Original von | University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitalisiert | 15. Apr. 2009 |
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