Character Portraits of Washington as Delineated by Historians, Orators and Divines: Selected and Arranged in Chronological Order with Biographical Notes and ReferencesR. M. Lindsay, 1887 - 351 Seiten |
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... civil towards all the officers admitted to his table . It is ordinarily the moment of the day when he is most cheer- ful . At desert he eats an enormous quantity of nuts , and when the .conversation is entertaining he keeps eating ...
... civil towards all the officers admitted to his table . It is ordinarily the moment of the day when he is most cheer- ful . At desert he eats an enormous quantity of nuts , and when the .conversation is entertaining he keeps eating ...
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... CIVIL WAR , HE HAD NOTHING WITH WHICH HE COULD REPROACH HIMSELF . If any thing can be more marvellous than such a character , it is the unanimity of the public suffrages in his favour . Soldier , magistrate , people , all love and ad ...
... CIVIL WAR , HE HAD NOTHING WITH WHICH HE COULD REPROACH HIMSELF . If any thing can be more marvellous than such a character , it is the unanimity of the public suffrages in his favour . Soldier , magistrate , people , all love and ad ...
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... civil warfare , fell heavy on all ranks , but principally on the middle class of his countrymen , his beneficence , which seemed to shun the public eye , would in all probability be lost in oblivion , but for the voice of those whom he ...
... civil warfare , fell heavy on all ranks , but principally on the middle class of his countrymen , his beneficence , which seemed to shun the public eye , would in all probability be lost in oblivion , but for the voice of those whom he ...
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... civil administration , to execute this last act in the completion of the national felicity . Obedient to her call , he assumed the high office with that self - distrust peculiar to his innate modesty , the constant attendant of pre ...
... civil administration , to execute this last act in the completion of the national felicity . Obedient to her call , he assumed the high office with that self - distrust peculiar to his innate modesty , the constant attendant of pre ...
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... civil ordinance , or the compulsion of a military code ) was imposed by the high behests of nature . He had every title to command - Heaven , in giving him the higher qualities of the soul , had given also the tumultuous passions which ...
... civil ordinance , or the compulsion of a military code ) was imposed by the high behests of nature . He had every title to command - Heaven , in giving him the higher qualities of the soul , had given also the tumultuous passions which ...
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Aaron Bancroft action admiration ambition American American Revolution appeared army born Boston brilliant Cæsar character of Washington Charles James Fox chief citizens civil command conduct Congress constitution countenance countrymen courage died dignity divine duty eminent enemies England excellent extract fame firm Fisher Ames fortune France French genius GEORGE COMBE George Washington GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS glory greatest happiness Harvard College heart Heaven hero highest honor human illustrious ington integrity intellectual JEDIDIAH MORSE judgment Julius Cæsar justice liberty lived London Lord Brougham mankind military mind moderation moral Mount Vernon nation nature never noble occasion oration passions patriotism peace perfect Philadelphia political possessed President principles prudence published pure qualities republic respect reverence Revolution Rochambeau SAMUEL STANHOPE SMITH soldiers spirit sublime success superior talents temper tion United veneration victory Virginia virtue vols Wash whole wisdom Yale College York