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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... tion . His uniform dress is a blue coat , with two brilliant epaulettes , buff coloured under clothes , and a three cornered hat , with a black cockade . He is constantly equipped with an elegant small sword , boots , and spurs , in ...
... tion . His uniform dress is a blue coat , with two brilliant epaulettes , buff coloured under clothes , and a three cornered hat , with a black cockade . He is constantly equipped with an elegant small sword , boots , and spurs , in ...
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... we have no informa- tion other than the statement in the preface to the Epistle to Washington , that he was “ con- nected and intimate in the family of that great man . " CLAUDE C. ROBIN . 1781 . I HAVE seen General 14 JOHN BELL .
... we have no informa- tion other than the statement in the preface to the Epistle to Washington , that he was “ con- nected and intimate in the family of that great man . " CLAUDE C. ROBIN . 1781 . I HAVE seen General 14 JOHN BELL .
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... inventions are frequently submitted to him for his approba- tion , and natural curiosities presented for his investigation . But the Me- multiplicity of epistolary applications , often on the remains of JEDIDIAH MORSE . 31.
... inventions are frequently submitted to him for his approba- tion , and natural curiosities presented for his investigation . But the Me- multiplicity of epistolary applications , often on the remains of JEDIDIAH MORSE . 31.
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... tion ; when his fellow - soldiers laid aside the sword to add lustre to the arts to cultivate their native fields , and to enrich the United States , by a beneficial commerce - when the childless father , the lone orphan , and the ...
... tion ; when his fellow - soldiers laid aside the sword to add lustre to the arts to cultivate their native fields , and to enrich the United States , by a beneficial commerce - when the childless father , the lone orphan , and the ...
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... tion to strangers , which render hospitality so sweet . The same virtues are conspicuous in her interesting niece , who unfortunately appears not to enjoy good health . You have often heard me blame M. Chatellux for putting too much ...
... tion to strangers , which render hospitality so sweet . The same virtues are conspicuous in her interesting niece , who unfortunately appears not to enjoy good health . You have often heard me blame M. Chatellux for putting too much ...
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