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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... firm without severity , a manly courage , an uncom- mon capacity for grasping the whole scope of a subject , and a complete experience in war and politics ; equally useful in the cabinet and in the field of Mars , the idol of his ...
... firm without severity , a manly courage , an uncom- mon capacity for grasping the whole scope of a subject , and a complete experience in war and politics ; equally useful in the cabinet and in the field of Mars , the idol of his ...
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... , and is very diffident ; but , at the same time , he is firm and unchangeable in whatever he undertakes . His modesty must be very astonishing , 6 especially to a Frenchman . * He speaks of the BRISSOT DE WARVILLE . 4I.
... , and is very diffident ; but , at the same time , he is firm and unchangeable in whatever he undertakes . His modesty must be very astonishing , 6 especially to a Frenchman . * He speaks of the BRISSOT DE WARVILLE . 4I.
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... firm mind , and as constant as his own exalted virtues . Let us then , Mr. Speaker , pay the last tribute of respect and affec- tion to our departed friend - let the Grand Council of the nation dis- play those sentiments which the ...
... firm mind , and as constant as his own exalted virtues . Let us then , Mr. Speaker , pay the last tribute of respect and affec- tion to our departed friend - let the Grand Council of the nation dis- play those sentiments which the ...
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... firm- ness and perseverance in resolutions maturely formed , drawing infor- mation from all , acting from himself , with incorruptible integrity and unvarying patriotism : his own superiority and the public confidence alike marked him ...
... firm- ness and perseverance in resolutions maturely formed , drawing infor- mation from all , acting from himself , with incorruptible integrity and unvarying patriotism : his own superiority and the public confidence alike marked him ...
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... firm in council as he was brave in the field . Pursuing steadfastly his course , he held safe the public happiness , preventing foreign war , and quelling internal discord , till the revolving period of a third election approached ...
... firm in council as he was brave in the field . Pursuing steadfastly his course , he held safe the public happiness , preventing foreign war , and quelling internal discord , till the revolving period of a third election approached ...
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