Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington, Volumen1Derby & Jackson, 1860 - 644 páginas |
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... . " Your father was distinguished by talents which would have made him eminent in any profession to which he might have devoted himself ; but his ample fortune , extensive and generous hospitality , and the care 10 MEMOIR OF.
... . " Your father was distinguished by talents which would have made him eminent in any profession to which he might have devoted himself ; but his ample fortune , extensive and generous hospitality , and the care 10 MEMOIR OF.
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... distinguished member of the king's counsel in Virginia , toward the close of the seventeenth century . When , in 1699 , about three hundred of the Huguenots , or French Protestants , arrived in Virginia , after fleeing from persecution ...
... distinguished member of the king's counsel in Virginia , toward the close of the seventeenth century . When , in 1699 , about three hundred of the Huguenots , or French Protestants , arrived in Virginia , after fleeing from persecution ...
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... distinguished guests who thronged that hospitable mansion . His beautiful sis- ter Nelly often observed : " Grandmamma always spoiled Washington . " He was " the pride of her heart , " while the public duties of the veteran prevented ...
... distinguished guests who thronged that hospitable mansion . His beautiful sis- ter Nelly often observed : " Grandmamma always spoiled Washington . " He was " the pride of her heart , " while the public duties of the veteran prevented ...
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... distinguished Christian lady erred in judgment on any question of taste , propriety , or duty . Her example was a light , never declining , and never eclipsed , which the wise could not hesitate to follow , nor less serious observers to ...
... distinguished Christian lady erred in judgment on any question of taste , propriety , or duty . Her example was a light , never declining , and never eclipsed , which the wise could not hesitate to follow , nor less serious observers to ...
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... particular friends , officers of the army and navy , distinguished gentlemen of the legal profession , residents of Washington , Georgetown , and Alexandria , as well as the neighbors of the GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKE CUSTIS . 69.
... particular friends , officers of the army and navy , distinguished gentlemen of the legal profession , residents of Washington , Georgetown , and Alexandria , as well as the neighbors of the GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKE CUSTIS . 69.
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Página 408 - Filling a glass, he turned to them and said, "with a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Página 202 - His integrity was most pure, his justice the most inflexible I have ever known ; no motives of interest or consanguinity, of friendship or hatred, being able to bias his decision. He was, indeed, in every sense of the word, a wise, a good, and a great man.
Página 382 - Welcome, mighty chief, once more, Welcome to this grateful shore: Now no mercenary foe Aims again the fatal blow, Aims at thee the fatal blow. Virgins fair, and matrons grave, These thy conquering arm did save, Build for thee triumphal bowers; Strew, ye fair, his way with flowers, Strew your Hero's way with flowers.
Página 140 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity...
Página 494 - Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man: This was your husband.
Página 203 - Although in the circle of his friends, where he might be unreserved with safety, he took a free share in conversation, his colloquial talents were not above mediocrity, possessing neither copiousness of ideas, nor fluency of words. In public, when called on for a sudden opinion, he was unready, short, and embarrassed. Yet he wrote readily, rather diffusely, in an easy and correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing, and common...
Página 239 - That the House would consider as enemies to his majesty and the country all those who should advise, or by any means attempt, the further prosecution of offensive war on the Continent of North America.
Página 407 - I said, from the Secretary of War; I had a strict eye to them, and will add but one word — beware of a surprise ! I repeat it — beware of a surprise ! You know how the Indians fight us.
Página 263 - The general's apartment is very small," writes she to a friend ; " he has had a log cabin built to dine in, which has made our quarters much more tolerable than they were at first.
Página 208 - THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.