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... effect that Augustine Washington planted seeds in such a manner that when they sprouted they formed on the earth the initials of his son's name , and the boy being much delighted thereby , the father ex- plained to him that it was the ...
... effect that Augustine Washington planted seeds in such a manner that when they sprouted they formed on the earth the initials of his son's name , and the boy being much delighted thereby , the father ex- plained to him that it was the ...
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... ready to write a letter to the assembly to that effect.1 He wished fervently that such a 1 Magazine of American History , 1880 , p . 158 . spirit might take possession of the people of the country 104 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
... ready to write a letter to the assembly to that effect.1 He wished fervently that such a 1 Magazine of American History , 1880 , p . 158 . spirit might take possession of the people of the country 104 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
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... effect , and there was nothing of the actor in his composition . His resolutions meant business , and he lived up to them rigidly himself . Neither tea nor any of the proscribed articles were allowed in his house . Most of the leaders ...
... effect , and there was nothing of the actor in his composition . His resolutions meant business , and he lived up to them rigidly himself . Neither tea nor any of the proscribed articles were allowed in his house . Most of the leaders ...
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... effect and unanimously adopted , and the next day Washington appeared before Congress and accepted the trust . His words were few and simple . He expressed his sense of his own insufficiency for the task before him , and said that as no ...
... effect and unanimously adopted , and the next day Washington appeared before Congress and accepted the trust . His words were few and simple . He expressed his sense of his own insufficiency for the task before him , and said that as no ...
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... effects . But if kindness and humanity are shown to ours , I shall with pleasure consider those in our hands only as unfortunate , and they shall receive from me that treatment to which the unfortunate are ever entitled . " This is a ...
... effects . But if kindness and humanity are shown to ours , I shall with pleasure consider those in our hands only as unfortunate , and they shall receive from me that treatment to which the unfortunate are ever entitled . " This is a ...
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