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 , in the steadiness of his adherence to his maxims of life , and in the uniformity of all his con- duct to the same maxims . These maxims , though wise , were yet not so remarkable for their wisdom , as for their authority over ...
... lived , in the steadiness of his adherence to his maxims of life , and in the uniformity of all his con- duct to the same maxims . These maxims , though wise , were yet not so remarkable for their wisdom , as for their authority over ...
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... lived , and seemed instinctively to discern the proper answer to the celebrated Roman question ; Cui bono erit ? To this his incessant attention , and unwearied observa- tion , which nothing , whether great or minute , escaped ...
... lived , and seemed instinctively to discern the proper answer to the celebrated Roman question ; Cui bono erit ? To this his incessant attention , and unwearied observa- tion , which nothing , whether great or minute , escaped ...
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... lived , when possessed of similar authority - it has been asserted that he was never seen to smile , during the revolu- tionary war ; in the more unrestrained moments of private intercourse , he expressed himself with perspicuity and ...
... lived , when possessed of similar authority - it has been asserted that he was never seen to smile , during the revolu- tionary war ; in the more unrestrained moments of private intercourse , he expressed himself with perspicuity and ...
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... lived to make mankind better , if it is in the virtue of an individual to correct our frailty . Having followed this august statesman to the sepulchre , it now devolves upon the grateful and the provident of his countrymen , to hang it ...
... lived to make mankind better , if it is in the virtue of an individual to correct our frailty . Having followed this august statesman to the sepulchre , it now devolves upon the grateful and the provident of his countrymen , to hang it ...
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... lived , a true patriot . Alfred , by the subju- gation of his country's enemies , secured her liberties and peace ; he was " her voice in council , in the field her sword . " As a legislator , he immortalized his name by the institution ...
... lived , a true patriot . Alfred , by the subju- gation of his country's enemies , secured her liberties and peace ; he was " her voice in council , in the field her sword . " As a legislator , he immortalized his name by the institution ...
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