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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... thing , nor have his arms ever been so fatal to his enemies , as at the very instant when they had thought they had crushed him for ever . It is his to excite a spirit of heroism and enthusiasm in a people , who are by nature very ...
... thing , nor have his arms ever been so fatal to his enemies , as at the very instant when they had thought they had crushed him for ever . It is his to excite a spirit of heroism and enthusiasm in a people , who are by nature very ...
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... thing can be more marvellous than such a character , it is the unanimity of the public suffrages in his favour . Soldier , magistrate , people , all love and ad- mire him ; all speak of him in terms of tenderness and veneration . Does ...
... thing can be more marvellous than such a character , it is the unanimity of the public suffrages in his favour . Soldier , magistrate , people , all love and ad- mire him ; all speak of him in terms of tenderness and veneration . Does ...
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... thing is undertaken on a great scale ; but with a view to intro- duce or augment the culture of such articles as he conceives will be- come most beneficial in their consequence to the country . He has raised this year , two hundred ...
... thing is undertaken on a great scale ; but with a view to intro- duce or augment the culture of such articles as he conceives will be- come most beneficial in their consequence to the country . He has raised this year , two hundred ...
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... thing is simple . His table is good , but void of pomp ; regularity appears throughout all of his domestic economy . Mrs. Washington presides over the whole , and unites to the qualities of an excellent farmer's wife , that simple ...
... thing is simple . His table is good , but void of pomp ; regularity appears throughout all of his domestic economy . Mrs. Washington presides over the whole , and unites to the qualities of an excellent farmer's wife , that simple ...
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... things , we can never hope to be a happy nation . " † In an address to him , immediately after he commenced his Presidency over the United States , from a venerable and respectable body of men , who were in the best situation to know ...
... things , we can never hope to be a happy nation . " † In an address to him , immediately after he commenced his Presidency over the United States , from a venerable and respectable body of men , who were in the best situation to know ...
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Aaron Bancroft action admiration ambition American American Revolution appeared army born Boston brilliant Cæsar character of Washington Charles James Fox chief citizens civil command conduct Congress constitution countenance countrymen courage died dignity divine duty eminent enemies England excellent extract fame firm Fisher Ames fortune France French genius GEORGE COMBE George Washington GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS glory greatest happiness Harvard College heart Heaven hero highest honor human illustrious ington integrity intellectual JEDIDIAH MORSE judgment Julius Cæsar justice liberty lived London Lord Brougham mankind military mind moderation moral Mount Vernon nation nature never noble occasion oration passions patriotism peace perfect Philadelphia political possessed President principles prudence published pure qualities republic respect reverence Revolution Rochambeau SAMUEL STANHOPE SMITH soldiers spirit sublime success superior talents temper tion United veneration victory Virginia virtue vols Wash whole wisdom Yale College York