George Washington, Band 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1917 |
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... courage and genius contributed the most to free it from bondage , and elevate it to the rank of an independent and sovereign power . The regrets caused by the death of this great man , the memories aroused by these regrets , and a ...
... courage and genius contributed the most to free it from bondage , and elevate it to the rank of an independent and sovereign power . The regrets caused by the death of this great man , the memories aroused by these regrets , and a ...
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... courage , robust and calm sense , and , above all , unusual force of will and character . Washington impressed pro- foundly everybody with whom he was brought into personal contact , a fact which is one of the most marked features of ...
... courage , robust and calm sense , and , above all , unusual force of will and character . Washington impressed pro- foundly everybody with whom he was brought into personal contact , a fact which is one of the most marked features of ...
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... courage , of course , he showed , but also patience and wisdom in handling the Indians , a clear sense that the crafty and well - trained French- men could not blind , and a strong faculty for deal- ing with men , always a rare and ...
... courage , of course , he showed , but also patience and wisdom in handling the Indians , a clear sense that the crafty and well - trained French- men could not blind , and a strong faculty for deal- ing with men , always a rare and ...
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... courage as a substitute for everything , and who have a contempt for hostile odds . He was ready to meet any number of French and Indians with cheerful confidence and with real pleasure . He wrote , in a letter which soon became famous ...
... courage as a substitute for everything , and who have a contempt for hostile odds . He was ready to meet any number of French and Indians with cheerful confidence and with real pleasure . He wrote , in a letter which soon became famous ...
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... courage , valuable qualities , but here unrestrained , and mixed with very little pru- dence . Some important lessons were learned by Washington from the rough teachings of inexora- ble and unconquerable facts . He received in this ...
... courage , valuable qualities , but here unrestrained , and mixed with very little pru- dence . Some important lessons were learned by Washington from the rough teachings of inexora- ble and unconquerable facts . He received in this ...
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