Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington, Volumen1Derby & Jackson, 1860 - 644 páginas |
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... occasion a friend of the suitor wrote to him as follows : - " DEAR SIR : This comes at last to bring you the news that I believe will be most agreeable to you of any you have ever heard — that you may not be long in suspense I shall ...
... occasion a friend of the suitor wrote to him as follows : - " DEAR SIR : This comes at last to bring you the news that I believe will be most agreeable to you of any you have ever heard — that you may not be long in suspense I shall ...
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... occasion of my staying here another winter , that so she may see this town in all its glory ; and I am the more content to tarry , because the lieutenant - governor has sent over a spiteful complaint against me and Colonel Ludwell ...
... occasion of my staying here another winter , that so she may see this town in all its glory ; and I am the more content to tarry , because the lieutenant - governor has sent over a spiteful complaint against me and Colonel Ludwell ...
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... occasion ) , to consider himself as much engaged to your daughter as if the indissoluble knot were tied ; and , as the surest means of effecting this , to apply him- self closely to his studies ( and in this advice , I flatter myself ...
... occasion ) , to consider himself as much engaged to your daughter as if the indissoluble knot were tied ; and , as the surest means of effecting this , to apply him- self closely to his studies ( and in this advice , I flatter myself ...
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... occasion of her first ball , may be so appropriately introduced here , that we give it entire , precisely as it was written in the original , now before us . Miss Custis was then about sixteen years of age . " PHILA . , January 16 ...
... occasion of her first ball , may be so appropriately introduced here , that we give it entire , precisely as it was written in the original , now before us . Miss Custis was then about sixteen years of age . " PHILA . , January 16 ...
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... occasion , that there was a man to spare ; for had there been 79 ladies and only 78 gen- tlemen , there might , in the course of the evening , have been some disorder among the caps ; notwithstanding the apathy which one of the company ...
... occasion , that there was a man to spare ; for had there been 79 ladies and only 78 gen- tlemen , there might , in the course of the evening , have been some disorder among the caps ; notwithstanding the apathy which one of the company ...
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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.