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Every preacher took the life which had closed as the noblust 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 noblust 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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... 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 against it ,
for the hero thus engendered had qualities which the national 10
INTRODUCTION .
... 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 against it ,
for the hero thus engendered had qualities which the national 10
INTRODUCTION .
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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 drawer 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 ...
In regard to the public life of Washington , Weems took the facts known to every
one , and drawer 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 ...
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