George Washington, Band 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1917 |
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... strong sense , and had the power of conducting business matters providently and ex- actly . She was an imperious woman , of strong will , ruling her kingdom alone . Above all she was very dignified , very silent , and very sober ...
... strong sense , and had the power of conducting business matters providently and ex- actly . She was an imperious woman , of strong will , ruling her kingdom alone . Above all she was very dignified , very silent , and very sober ...
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... strong , hearty boy , offering a serious problem to his mother , who was struggling along with many acres , little money , and five children . Mrs. Washington's chief desire naturally was to put George in the way of getting a living ...
... strong , hearty boy , offering a serious problem to his mother , who was struggling along with many acres , little money , and five children . Mrs. Washington's chief desire naturally was to put George in the way of getting a living ...
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... strong , he was , take him for all in all , as fine a specimen of his race as could be found in the English colonies . Let us look a little closer through the keen eyes . of one who studied many faces to good purpose . The great painter ...
... strong , he was , take him for all in all , as fine a specimen of his race as could be found in the English colonies . Let us look a little closer through the keen eyes . of one who studied many faces to good purpose . The great painter ...
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... strong faculty for deal- ing with men , always a rare and precious gift . As in the little Barbadoes diary , so also in this journal , we see , and far more strongly , the penetration and perception that nothing could escape , and which ...
... strong faculty for deal- ing with men , always a rare and precious gift . As in the little Barbadoes diary , so also in this journal , we see , and far more strongly , the penetration and perception that nothing could escape , and which ...
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... strong . This of course was to have been anticipated , and it does not seem to have in the least damped Washington's spirits . His blood was up , his fight- ing temper thoroughly roused , and he prepared to push on . Colonel Fry had ...
... strong . This of course was to have been anticipated , and it does not seem to have in the least damped Washington's spirits . His blood was up , his fight- ing temper thoroughly roused , and he prepared to push on . Colonel Fry had ...
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