George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... hold men aloof and keep them from knowing him . In truth he was a most difficult man to know . Carlyle , crying out through hundreds of pages and myriads of words for the " silent man , " passed by with a sneer the most absolutely ...
... hold men aloof and keep them from knowing him . In truth he was a most difficult man to know . Carlyle , crying out through hundreds of pages and myriads of words for the " silent man , " passed by with a sneer the most absolutely ...
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... which they do not need , especially if the acquisition demands labor . The Virginian planter thought little and read less , and there were no learned professions to hold out golden prizes and stimulate the THE OLD DOMINION . 23.
... which they do not need , especially if the acquisition demands labor . The Virginian planter thought little and read less , and there were no learned professions to hold out golden prizes and stimulate the THE OLD DOMINION . 23.
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Henry Cabot Lodge. learned professions to hold out golden prizes and stimulate the love of knowledge . The women fared even worse , for they could not go to Europe or to William and Mary's , so that after exhausting the teaching capacity ...
Henry Cabot Lodge. learned professions to hold out golden prizes and stimulate the love of knowledge . The women fared even worse , for they could not go to Europe or to William and Mary's , so that after exhausting the teaching capacity ...
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... hold upon the reverential devotion of her son , and yet as he rose steadily to the pinnacle of human greatness , she could only say that " George had been a good boy , and she was sure he would do his duty . " a brilliant woman ...
... hold upon the reverential devotion of her son , and yet as he rose steadily to the pinnacle of human greatness , she could only say that " George had been a good boy , and she was sure he would do his duty . " a brilliant woman ...
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... hold a royal commission by virtue , perhaps , of being the bastard son of some nobleman's cast - off mistress was more than the temper of George Washington could bear , and when Governor Sharpe , general by the king's commission , and ...
... hold a royal commission by virtue , perhaps , of being the bastard son of some nobleman's cast - off mistress was more than the temper of George Washington could bear , and when Governor Sharpe , general by the king's commission , and ...
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