George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... - rivalled statue . In this vague but quite serious idea there is a great deal of truth , but not the whole truth . It is the myth of genuine love and veneration springing from the inborn gratitude of man to the founders INTRODUCTION . 9.
... - rivalled statue . In this vague but quite serious idea there is a great deal of truth , but not the whole truth . It is the myth of genuine love and veneration springing from the inborn gratitude of man to the founders INTRODUCTION . 9.
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... deal of truth , no doubt , in his book . But the blameless and priggish boy , and the equally faultless and uninteresting man , whom he originated , have become in the process of development a myth . So in its further develop- ment is ...
... deal of truth , no doubt , in his book . But the blameless and priggish boy , and the equally faultless and uninteresting man , whom he originated , have become in the process of development a myth . So in its further develop- ment is ...
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... deal of riding in the open air , but which was at best an easy and indolent pursuit made light by slave labor and trained overseers . As a result the planters had an abundance of spare time , which they devoted to cock - fighting ...
... deal of riding in the open air , but which was at best an easy and indolent pursuit made light by slave labor and trained overseers . As a result the planters had an abundance of spare time , which they devoted to cock - fighting ...
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... deal with affairs when he was needed . He was a free - handed , hospitable , generous being , not much given to study or thought , but thoroughly public- spirited and keenly alive to the interests of Vir- ginia . Above all things he was ...
... deal with affairs when he was needed . He was a free - handed , hospitable , generous being , not much given to study or thought , but thoroughly public- spirited and keenly alive to the interests of Vir- ginia . Above all things he was ...
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... deal of business capacity . The advantages of education were given in but slight measure to the Virginian ladies of her time , and Mrs. Washing- ton offered no exception to the general rule . Her reading was confined to a small number ...
... deal of business capacity . The advantages of education were given in but slight measure to the Virginian ladies of her time , and Mrs. Washing- ton offered no exception to the general rule . Her reading was confined to a small number ...
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action affairs allies American army appeared arms attack Augustine Washington battle began Boston brilliant British Burgoyne campaign cause character Clinton Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief Congress Conway Conway cabal Cornwallis courage danger defeat difficulties enemy England English everything expedition fact failed feeling fell felt fight fleet force Fort Duquesne fought French Gates gave George Washington Governor gress HENRY CABOT LODGE House of Burgesses idea Indians ington John John Adams knew Lafayette land Lawrence Washington letter look ment military militia mind Mount Vernon never numbers obliged officers once passed patriotic peace peril Philadelphia planters political Raleigh tavern ready retreat Revolution river rode seemed sent soldiers spirit strong struggle success thing thought thousand tion took town troops Vernon parish victory Virginia Wash Washington wrote Weems Williamsburg winter words York Yorktown