George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... given in but slight measure to the Virginian ladies of her time , and Mrs. Washing- ton offered no exception to the general rule . Her reading was confined to a small number of volumes , chiefly of a devotional character , her favorite ...
... given in but slight measure to the Virginian ladies of her time , and Mrs. Washing- ton offered no exception to the general rule . Her reading was confined to a small number of volumes , chiefly of a devotional character , her favorite ...
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... given than the way in which he described himself . It is believed that he preached once , and possibly oftener , to a congrega- tion which numbered Washington among its mem- bers . Thereupon he published himself in his book as the ...
... given than the way in which he described himself . It is believed that he preached once , and possibly oftener , to a congrega- tion which numbered Washington among its mem- bers . Thereupon he published himself in his book as the ...
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... given as if from a stenographic report . How Mr. Custis , usually so accurate , came to be so far in- fected with the Weems myth as to tell the colt story after the Weems manner , cannot now be deter mined THE WASHINGTONS . 43.
... given as if from a stenographic report . How Mr. Custis , usually so accurate , came to be so far in- fected with the Weems myth as to tell the colt story after the Weems manner , cannot now be deter mined THE WASHINGTONS . 43.
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... given to cheap moralizing , and , what is far worse , they have served to place Washington himself in a ridiculous light to an age which has outgrown the educational foibles of seventy - five years ago . Augustine Washington and his ...
... given to cheap moralizing , and , what is far worse , they have served to place Washington himself in a ridiculous light to an age which has outgrown the educational foibles of seventy - five years ago . Augustine Washington and his ...
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... given to us until very lately in a somewhat decorated form . The fact is , that in casting about for something to do , it occurred to some one , very likely to the boy him- self , that it would be a fine idea to go to sea . His ...
... given to us until very lately in a somewhat decorated form . The fact is , that in casting about for something to do , it occurred to some one , very likely to the boy him- self , that it would be a fine idea to go to sea . His ...
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