George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... given him such a place in the affec- tion , the respect , and the imagination of his fellow- men throughout the world ? Perhaps this question has been fully answered already . Possibly every one who has thought upon the subject has ...
... given him such a place in the affec- tion , the respect , and the imagination of his fellow- men throughout the world ? Perhaps this question has been fully answered already . Possibly every one who has thought upon the subject has ...
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... given to the world in masses and in detachments . His battles have been fought over and over again , and his state papers have undergone an almost verbal examination . Yet , despite his vast fame and all the labors of the an- tiquarian ...
... given to the world in masses and in detachments . His battles have been fought over and over again , and his state papers have undergone an almost verbal examination . Yet , despite his vast fame and all the labors of the an- tiquarian ...
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... a ripple on the placid stream . Much time was given to sports , rough , hearty , manly sports , with a spice of danger , and these , with an occasional adventurous dash into the wilderness , kept them sound and strong THE OLD DOMINION . 27.
... a ripple on the placid stream . Much time was given to sports , rough , hearty , manly sports , with a spice of danger , and these , with an occasional adventurous dash into the wilderness , kept them sound and strong THE OLD DOMINION . 27.
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... given to study or thought , but thoroughly public- spirited and keenly alive to the interests of Vir- ginia . Above all things he was an aristocrat , set apart by the dark line of race , color , and heredi- tary servitude , as proud as ...
... given to study or thought , but thoroughly public- spirited and keenly alive to the interests of Vir- ginia . Above all things he was an aristocrat , set apart by the dark line of race , color , and heredi- tary servitude , as proud as ...
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... given to the results of the latter's some- what discredited labors a vitality and meaning which it seemed impossible that dry and dusty pedigrees and barren tables of descent should ever possess . We have always selected our race ...
... given to the results of the latter's some- what discredited labors a vitality and meaning which it seemed impossible that dry and dusty pedigrees and barren tables of descent should ever possess . We have always selected our race ...
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