George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... Washington had enemies who as- sailed him , and friends whom he loved , but in death as in life he seems to stand alone , above conflict and superior to malice . In his own country there is no dispute as to his greatness or his worth ...
... Washington had enemies who as- sailed him , and friends whom he loved , but in death as in life he seems to stand alone , above conflict and superior to malice . In his own country there is no dispute as to his greatness or his worth ...
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... Washington is known to us , and Presi- dent Washington . But George Washington is an unknown man . " These are pregnant words , and that they should be true seems to make any attempt to fill the great gap an act of sheer and hopeless ...
... Washington is known to us , and Presi- dent Washington . But George Washington is an unknown man . " These are pregnant words , and that they should be true seems to make any attempt to fill the great gap an act of sheer and hopeless ...
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... Washington is still not understood , as a man he is unfamiliar to the pos- terity that reverences his memory . He has been mis- represented more or less covertly by hostile critics and by candid friends , and has been disguised and ...
... Washington is still not understood , as a man he is unfamiliar to the pos- terity that reverences his memory . He has been mis- represented more or less covertly by hostile critics and by candid friends , and has been disguised and ...
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... Washington of Weems has afforded an endless theme for joke and burlesque . Every professional American hu- morist ... Washington , but at the Washington por- trayed in the Weems biography . The worthy " rec- tor of Mount Vernon , " as he ...
... Washington of Weems has afforded an endless theme for joke and burlesque . Every professional American hu- morist ... Washington , but at the Washington por- trayed in the Weems biography . The worthy " rec- tor of Mount Vernon , " as he ...
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... Washington . The last effort of the artist's cunning is there employed to paint his great subject for posterity . How serene and beautiful it is ! It is a noble picture for future ages to look upon . the dining - room of Memorial Hall ...
... Washington . The last effort of the artist's cunning is there employed to paint his great subject for posterity . How serene and beautiful it is ! It is a noble picture for future ages to look upon . the dining - room of Memorial Hall ...
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