George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... existence of the United States know the country of Washington . To the mighty cairn which the nation and the states have raised to his memory , stones have come from Greece , sending a fragment of the Parthenon ; from Brazil and ...
... existence of the United States know the country of Washington . To the mighty cairn which the nation and the states have raised to his memory , stones have come from Greece , sending a fragment of the Parthenon ; from Brazil and ...
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... attempt may fail in execution , but if the purpose be right it has at least an excuse for its existence . To try to add to the existing knowledge of the facts in Washington's career would have but little result beyond INTRODUCTION . 7.
... attempt may fail in execution , but if the purpose be right it has at least an excuse for its existence . To try to add to the existing knowledge of the facts in Washington's career would have but little result beyond INTRODUCTION . 7.
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... , clumsily performed ; and living a quiet , monotonous existence , which can now hardly be realized . It is " a far cry to Loch - Awe , " as the Scotch proverb has it ; and this old Virginian soci- 16 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
... , clumsily performed ; and living a quiet , monotonous existence , which can now hardly be realized . It is " a far cry to Loch - Awe , " as the Scotch proverb has it ; and this old Virginian soci- 16 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
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... existence and such modes of life appear distress- ingly lax and unprogressive . The sages of the bank parlors and the counting - rooms would shake their heads at such spendthrifts as these , refuse to discount their paper , and ...
... existence and such modes of life appear distress- ingly lax and unprogressive . The sages of the bank parlors and the counting - rooms would shake their heads at such spendthrifts as these , refuse to discount their paper , and ...
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... existence , which was quite as useful , and more attractive , than toiling in the woods and mountains . The young surveyor passed much of his time at Greenway Court , hunting the fox and rejoicing in all field sports which held high ...
... existence , which was quite as useful , and more attractive , than toiling in the woods and mountains . The young surveyor passed much of his time at Greenway Court , hunting the fox and rejoicing in all field sports which held high ...
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