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They were not a seafaring race, and as they had neither trade nor commerce they
were totally destitute of the inquiring, enterprising spirit, and of the knowledge
brought by those pursuits which involve travel and adventure. The English ...
They were not a seafaring race, and as they had neither trade nor commerce they
were totally destitute of the inquiring, enterprising spirit, and of the knowledge
brought by those pursuits which involve travel and adventure. The English ...
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To the communities of trade and commerce, to the mercantile and industrial spirit
of to-day, such an existence and such modes of life appear distressingly lax and
unprogressive. The sages of the bank parlors and the counting-rooms would ...
To the communities of trade and commerce, to the mercantile and industrial spirit
of to-day, such an existence and such modes of life appear distressingly lax and
unprogressive. The sages of the bank parlors and the counting-rooms would ...
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Still more recently the mythical spirit has taken violent possession of the
Washington ancestry, and an ingenious gentleman has traced the pedigree of
our first president back to Thorfinn and thence to Odin, which is sufficiently
remote, dignified ...
Still more recently the mythical spirit has taken violent possession of the
Washington ancestry, and an ingenious gentleman has traced the pedigree of
our first president back to Thorfinn and thence to Odin, which is sufficiently
remote, dignified ...
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Wood, carrying with it across the centuries the wild Berserker spirit which made
the adventurous Northmen for centuries the terror of Europe. They were a strong
race evidently, these Washingtons, whom we see now only by glimpses through
...
Wood, carrying with it across the centuries the wild Berserker spirit which made
the adventurous Northmen for centuries the terror of Europe. They were a strong
race evidently, these Washingtons, whom we see now only by glimpses through
...
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... on its resources and scenery, its government and condition, and the manners
and customs of its inhabitants. All through these notes we find the keenly
observant spirit, and the evidence of a mind constantly alert to ON THE
FRONTIER. 61.
... on its resources and scenery, its government and condition, and the manners
and customs of its inhabitants. All through these notes we find the keenly
observant spirit, and the evidence of a mind constantly alert to ON THE
FRONTIER. 61.
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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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