George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... took the life which had closed as the noblest of texts , and every orator made it the theme of his loftiest eloquence . For more than a year the newspapers teemed with eulogy and elegy , and both prose and poetry were severely taxed to ...
... took the life which had closed as the noblest of texts , and every orator made it the theme of his loftiest eloquence . For more than a year the newspapers teemed with eulogy and elegy , and both prose and poetry were severely taxed to ...
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... developed from the wide sale of his book . When this idea took definite and permanent shape it caused a reaction . There was a revolt against it , for the hero thus engendered had qualities which the national 10 INTRODUCTION .
... developed from the wide sale of his book . When this idea took definite and permanent shape it caused a reaction . There was a revolt against it , for the hero thus engendered had qualities which the national 10 INTRODUCTION .
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... took it up in his history of Northampton- shire , and perfected it to his own satisfaction and that of the world in general . This genealogy de- rived Washington's descent from the owners of the manor of Sulgrave , in Northamptonshire ...
... took it up in his history of Northampton- shire , and perfected it to his own satisfaction and that of the world in general . This genealogy de- rived Washington's descent from the owners of the manor of Sulgrave , in Northamptonshire ...
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... took the name of De Wessyngton , and there they remained for two centuries , knights of the palatinate , holding thei lands by a military tenure , fighting in all the wars , and taking part in tournaments with becoming splendor . By the ...
... took the name of De Wessyngton , and there they remained for two centuries , knights of the palatinate , holding thei lands by a military tenure , fighting in all the wars , and taking part in tournaments with becoming splendor . By the ...
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... took the facts known to every one , and drawn for the most part from the gazettes . He then dressed them up in his own peculiar fashion and gave them to the world . All this , forming of course nine tenths of his book , has passed ...
... took the facts known to every one , and drawn for the most part from the gazettes . He then dressed them up in his own peculiar fashion and gave them to the world . All this , forming of course nine tenths of his book , has passed ...
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