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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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... 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 lieutenantcolonel of a Virginian
regiment ...
... 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 lieutenantcolonel of a Virginian
regiment ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 non ...
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 non ...
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... resolutions like 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 LOVE AND
MARRIAGE . 123.
... resolutions like 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 LOVE AND
MARRIAGE . 123.
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