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Every preacher took the life which had closed as the noblest of texts, and every
orator made it the theme of his loftiest eloquence. For more than a year the
newspapers teemed with eulogy and elegy, and both prose and poetry were
severely ...
Every preacher took the life which had closed as the noblest of texts, and every
orator made it the theme of his loftiest eloquence. For more than a year the
newspapers teemed with eulogy and elegy, and both prose and poetry were
severely ...
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Whether Weems intended it or not, that is the result which he produced, and that
is the Washington who was developed from the wide sale of his book. When this
idea took definite and permanent shape it caused a reaction. There was a revolt ...
Whether Weems intended it or not, that is the result which he produced, and that
is the Washington who was developed from the wide sale of his book. When this
idea took definite and permanent shape it caused a reaction. There was a revolt ...
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Sir Isaac was not thoroughly satisfied with the correctness of his own work, but
presently Baker took it up in his history of Northamptonshire, and perfected it to
his own satisfaction and that of the world in general. This genealogy derived ...
Sir Isaac was not thoroughly satisfied with the correctness of his own work, but
presently Baker took it up in his history of Northamptonshire, and perfected it to
his own satisfaction and that of the world in general. This genealogy derived ...
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Soon after, he or his descendants took the name of De Wessyngton, and there
they remained for two centuries, knights of the palatinate, holding their lands by a
military tenure, fighting in all the wars, and taking part in tournaments with ...
Soon after, he or his descendants took the name of De Wessyngton, and there
they remained for two centuries, knights of the palatinate, holding their lands by a
military tenure, fighting in all the wars, and taking part in tournaments with ...
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In regard to the public life of Washington, Weems took the facts known to every
one, and drawn for the most part from the gazettes. He then dressed them up in
his own peculiar fashion and gave them to the world. All this, forming of course
nine ...
In regard to the public life of Washington, Weems took the facts known to every
one, and drawn for the most part from the gazettes. He then dressed them up in
his own peculiar fashion and gave them to the world. All this, forming of course
nine ...
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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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