George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... 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.
... 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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Henry Cabot Lodge. facts in Washington's career would have but little result beyond the multiplication of printed pages . The antiquarian , the historian , and the critic have exhausted every source , and the most minute de- tails have ...
Henry Cabot Lodge. facts in Washington's career would have but little result beyond the multiplication of printed pages . The antiquarian , the historian , and the critic have exhausted every source , and the most minute de- tails have ...
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... 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 is the Washington who was developed from the wide sale of his book . When this idea ...
... 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 is the Washington who was developed from the wide sale of his book . When this idea ...
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... peril . The taverns were execrable , and only the ever - ready hospitality of the people made it pos- sible to get from place to place . The result was that the Virginians stayed at home , and sought and THE OLD DOMINION . 19.
... peril . The taverns were execrable , and only the ever - ready hospitality of the people made it pos- sible to get from place to place . The result was that the Virginians stayed at home , and sought and THE OLD DOMINION . 19.
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... result the planters had an abundance of spare time , which they devoted to cock - fighting , horse - racing , fishing , shooting , and fox - hunting , all , save the first , wholesome and manly sports , but which did not demand any ...
... result the planters had an abundance of spare time , which they devoted to cock - fighting , horse - racing , fishing , shooting , and fox - hunting , all , save the first , wholesome and manly sports , but which did not demand any ...
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