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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... formed of him ? The continent of North America , from Boston to Charles Town , is a great volume , every page of which presents his eulogium . I know , that having had the opportunity of a near in- spection , and of closely observing ...
... formed of him ? The continent of North America , from Boston to Charles Town , is a great volume , every page of which presents his eulogium . I know , that having had the opportunity of a near in- spection , and of closely observing ...
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... formed to gain the affections without artifice , and the modest frankness of his conversation , fraught with judicious reflexions , founded on a thorough knowledge of human nature , insensibly banish the coldness of reserve , and induce ...
... formed to gain the affections without artifice , and the modest frankness of his conversation , fraught with judicious reflexions , founded on a thorough knowledge of human nature , insensibly banish the coldness of reserve , and induce ...
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... forming artificial meadows , which are there so rare , yet so necessary , as the cattle in winter are often in want of provisions . mules thrive extremely well . He had a superb stallion , which will preserve the breed of horses in that ...
... forming artificial meadows , which are there so rare , yet so necessary , as the cattle in winter are often in want of provisions . mules thrive extremely well . He had a superb stallion , which will preserve the breed of horses in that ...
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... forming intrigues , when his whole life , and all America , can bear testimony to his uprightness and the integrity of his actions . Virginia , I believe , is the only country in which he has enemies ; every where else I never heard his ...
... forming intrigues , when his whole life , and all America , can bear testimony to his uprightness and the integrity of his actions . Virginia , I believe , is the only country in which he has enemies ; every where else I never heard his ...
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... formed for us a Constitution , which , by preserving the Union , will , I trust , substantiate and perpetuate those blessings which our Revolution had promised to bestow . In obedience to the general voice of his country , calling on ...
... formed for us a Constitution , which , by preserving the Union , will , I trust , substantiate and perpetuate those blessings which our Revolution had promised to bestow . In obedience to the general voice of his country , calling on ...
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