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We can separate , and classify , and label the various elements , but to combine
them in such a way as to form a vivid picture is a work of surpassing difficulty .
This is especially true of such a land as Virginia in the middle of the last century .
We can separate , and classify , and label the various elements , but to combine
them in such a way as to form a vivid picture is a work of surpassing difficulty .
This is especially true of such a land as Virginia in the middle of the last century .
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... was the Weems way of treating his appearance before the great man , and of
deceiving the world with the notion of an intimacy which the title implied . Weems
, of course , had no difficulty with the public life , but in describing the boyhood he
...
... was the Weems way of treating his appearance before the great man , and of
deceiving the world with the notion of an intimacy which the title implied . Weems
, of course , had no difficulty with the public life , but in describing the boyhood he
...
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Some recent writers have put Mr. Ball aside as not knowing what was intended in
regard to his nephew , but in view of the difficulty at that time of obtaining
commissions in the navy without great political influence , it seems probable that
Mrs.
Some recent writers have put Mr. Ball aside as not knowing what was intended in
regard to his nephew , but in view of the difficulty at that time of obtaining
commissions in the navy without great political influence , it seems probable that
Mrs.
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He had abundant power of words , and could use them with much force and point
when he was so minded , but he never used them needlessly or to hide his
meaning , and he never talked about himself . Hence the inestimable difficulty of
...
He had abundant power of words , and could use them with much force and point
when he was so minded , but he never used them needlessly or to hide his
meaning , and he never talked about himself . Hence the inestimable difficulty of
...
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Leaving Colonel Fry to follow with the main body of troops , Washington set out
on April 2 , 1754 , with two companies from Alexandria , where he had been
recruiting amidst most irritating difficulties . He reached Will's Creek three weeks
later ...
Leaving Colonel Fry to follow with the main body of troops , Washington set out
on April 2 , 1754 , with two companies from Alexandria , where he had been
recruiting amidst most irritating difficulties . He reached Will's Creek three weeks
later ...
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