Character Portraits of Washington as Delineated by Historians, Orators and Divines: Selected and Arranged in Chronological Order with Biographical Notes and References |
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Possessing a clear and penetrating mind , a strong and sound judgment ,
calmness and temper for deliberation , with invincible firmness and perseverance
in resolutions maturely formed , drawing information from all , acting from himself
, with ...
Possessing a clear and penetrating mind , a strong and sound judgment ,
calmness and temper for deliberation , with invincible firmness and perseverance
in resolutions maturely formed , drawing information from all , acting from himself
, with ...
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And seldom , if ever , will a sound understanding be met with in the company of a
corrupt heart . In the strength of judgment lay , indeed , one chief excellence of
his character . Leaving to feebler minds that splendor of genius , which , while it ...
And seldom , if ever , will a sound understanding be met with in the company of a
corrupt heart . In the strength of judgment lay , indeed , one chief excellence of
his character . Leaving to feebler minds that splendor of genius , which , while it ...
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He had an excellent and well cultivated understanding ; a correct , discerning ,
and comprehensive mind ; a memory remarkably . retentive ; energetic passions
under perfect control ; a judgment sober , deliberate , and sound . He was a man
...
He had an excellent and well cultivated understanding ; a correct , discerning ,
and comprehensive mind ; a memory remarkably . retentive ; energetic passions
under perfect control ; a judgment sober , deliberate , and sound . He was a man
...
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... conceal or resist their weaknesses , Washington was uniformly great ; pursuing
right conduct from right maxims . His talents were such as assist a sound
judgment , and vere ripen with it . His prudence was consummate , 90 FISHER
AMES .
... conceal or resist their weaknesses , Washington was uniformly great ; pursuing
right conduct from right maxims . His talents were such as assist a sound
judgment , and vere ripen with it . His prudence was consummate , 90 FISHER
AMES .
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His intellectual furniture combined a clear and comprehensive understanding , a
correct and cultivated taste , a prompt and retentive memory , a sound and
deliberate was judgment . He conceived and expressed his sentiments with ( 102
) ...
His intellectual furniture combined a clear and comprehensive understanding , a
correct and cultivated taste , a prompt and retentive memory , a sound and
deliberate was judgment . He conceived and expressed his sentiments with ( 102
) ...
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| Titel | Character Portraits of Washington as Delineated by Historians, Orators and Divines: Selected and Arranged in Chronological Order with Biographical Notes and References |
| Autor/in | William Spohn Baker |
| Verlag | R. M. Lindsay, 1887 |
| Original von | New York Public Library |
| Digitalisiert | 25. Juli 2007 |
| Länge | 351 Seiten |
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