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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... lived like a philosopher . His estate was quite distant from the seat of the English govern- ment , the real hot - bed of the insurrection ; and his wise character witheld him still further from mixing in its movements , so that he had ...
... lived like a philosopher . His estate was quite distant from the seat of the English govern- ment , the real hot - bed of the insurrection ; and his wise character witheld him still further from mixing in its movements , so that he had ...
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... lived , could hereafter have sullied his glory only with those super- ficial minds , who , believing that characters and actions are marked by success alone , rarely deserve to enjoy it . Malice could never blast his honour , and envy ...
... lived , could hereafter have sullied his glory only with those super- ficial minds , who , believing that characters and actions are marked by success alone , rarely deserve to enjoy it . Malice could never blast his honour , and envy ...
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... but when an occasion called , he was capable of displaying the most determined bravery , firmness , and independence . He was an affectionate husband , a faithful friend , a humane master , and a father to the poor . * He lived ( 76 )
... but when an occasion called , he was capable of displaying the most determined bravery , firmness , and independence . He was an affectionate husband , a faithful friend , a humane master , and a father to the poor . * He lived ( 76 )
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... lived in the unvarying habits of regu- larity , temperance , and industry . He steadily rose at the dawn of day , and retired to rest usually at 9 o'clock in the evening . The in- termediate hours all had their proper business assigned ...
... lived in the unvarying habits of regu- larity , temperance , and industry . He steadily rose at the dawn of day , and retired to rest usually at 9 o'clock in the evening . The in- termediate hours all had their proper business assigned ...
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... lived , discharging , without ostentation , all the civil , social , and domestic , offices of life - temperate in his desires - faithful to his duties retiring from fame , which every where pursued him - living like a beneficent deity ...
... lived , discharging , without ostentation , all the civil , social , and domestic , offices of life - temperate in his desires - faithful to his duties retiring from fame , which every where pursued him - living like a beneficent deity ...
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