George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... learned . So it is with men . When years after his death the world agrees to call a man great , the verdict must be accepted . The historian may whiten or blacken , the critic may weigh and dissect , the form of the judgment may be ...
... learned . So it is with men . When years after his death the world agrees to call a man great , the verdict must be accepted . The historian may whiten or blacken , the critic may weigh and dissect , the form of the judgment may be ...
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... learned antiquarians , not long ago , in an essay vindicating the " traditional Washington , " treated with scorn the idea of a " new Washington " being discovered . In one sense this is quite right , in another totally wrong . There ...
... learned antiquarians , not long ago , in an essay vindicating the " traditional Washington , " treated with scorn the idea of a " new Washington " being discovered . In one sense this is quite right , in another totally wrong . There ...
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... - out that 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.
... - out that 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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... learned and vigorous prior of Durham , John De Wessyng- ton , probably one of the original family , and the name appears in various places after his time in records and on monuments , indicating a flourishing and increasing race ...
... learned and vigorous prior of Durham , John De Wessyng- ton , probably one of the original family , and the name appears in various places after his time in records and on monuments , indicating a flourishing and increasing race ...
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