George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... nature . He wrote with Dr. Beattie's life of his son before him as a model , and the result is that Washington comes out in his pages a faultless prig . Whether Weems intended it or not , that is the result which he produced , and that ...
... nature . He wrote with Dr. Beattie's life of his son before him as a model , and the result is that Washington comes out in his pages a faultless prig . Whether Weems intended it or not , that is the result which he produced , and that ...
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... nature alone can combine . The analogy is not strained or fanciful when we apply it to a past society . We can separate , and classify , and label the various elements , but to combine them in such a way as to form a vivid picture is a ...
... nature alone can combine . The analogy is not strained or fanciful when we apply it to a past society . We can separate , and classify , and label the various elements , but to combine them in such a way as to form a vivid picture is a ...
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... nature , and " mendacious " is the adjective most commonly applied to him . There has been in reality a good deal of needless confusion about Weems and his book , for he was not a complex character , and neither he nor his writings are ...
... nature , and " mendacious " is the adjective most commonly applied to him . There has been in reality a good deal of needless confusion about Weems and his book , for he was not a complex character , and neither he nor his writings are ...
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... nature . That Washington lectured his playmates on the wickedness of fight- ing , and in the year 1754 allowed himself to be knocked down in the presence of his soldiers , and thereupon begged his assailant's pardon for having spoken ...
... nature . That Washington lectured his playmates on the wickedness of fight- ing , and in the year 1754 allowed himself to be knocked down in the presence of his soldiers , and thereupon begged his assailant's pardon for having spoken ...
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... nature and to fact at the period to which they are assigned as would be efforts to depict Augustine Washington and his wife in the dress of the French revolution discussing the propriety of worshipping the God- dess of Reason . To enter ...
... nature and to fact at the period to which they are assigned as would be efforts to depict Augustine Washington and his wife in the dress of the French revolution discussing the propriety of worshipping the God- dess of Reason . To enter ...
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action affairs allies American army appeared arms attack Augustine Washington battle began Boston brilliant British Burgoyne campaign cause character Clinton Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief Congress Conway Conway cabal Cornwallis courage danger defeat difficulties enemy England English everything expedition fact failed feeling fell felt fight fleet force Fort Duquesne fought French Gates gave George Washington Governor gress HENRY CABOT LODGE House of Burgesses idea Indians ington John John Adams knew Lafayette land Lawrence Washington letter look ment military militia mind Mount Vernon never numbers obliged officers once passed patriotic peace peril Philadelphia planters political Raleigh tavern ready retreat Revolution river rode seemed sent soldiers spirit strong struggle success thing thought thousand tion took town troops Vernon parish victory Virginia Wash Washington wrote Weems Williamsburg winter words York Yorktown