Life of George Washington, Količina 1G. P. Putnam, 1860 - 821 strani Written in the unmistakable prose of Washington Irving, author of?The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and?Rip Van Winkle, Life of Washington is a detailed biography of the first President of the United States.?Captivated by the man whose name he was given, Irving spent most of the later years of his life researching the Revolutionary War hero and statesman. The in-depth biography includes individual chapters on each battle where General Washington was involved as well as lengthy passages about Mount Vernon, Washington's home. Completed just five months before Irving's death, the volume became a great addition to his canon and an accurate tribute to George Washington. |
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... never gave boy named William Bustle was sometimes his him undue preference , and the implicit defer- competitor , but George was commander - in - ence exacted from him in childhood continued chief of Hobby's school . to be habitually ...
... never gave boy named William Bustle was sometimes his him undue preference , and the implicit defer- competitor , but George was commander - in - ence exacted from him in childhood continued chief of Hobby's school . to be habitually ...
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... never told his love ; but , as we have already surmised , was prevented by his bashfulness . " Ah , woe is me , that I should love conceal ; Long have I wished and never dare reveal . " 15 came shy and embarrassed in their society , ex ...
... never told his love ; but , as we have already surmised , was prevented by his bashfulness . " Ah , woe is me , that I should love conceal ; Long have I wished and never dare reveal . " 15 came shy and embarrassed in their society , ex ...
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... never slept in the main edifice , but lodged apart in a wooden house not much above twelve feet square . In a small building was his office , where quitrents were given , deeds drawn , and business transacted with his ten- ants . About ...
... never slept in the main edifice , but lodged apart in a wooden house not much above twelve feet square . In a small building was his office , where quitrents were given , deeds drawn , and business transacted with his ten- ants . About ...
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... never aid in taking another Frenchman . " The prisoners were accordingly conducted to the camp at the Great Meadows , and sent on the following day ( 29th ) , under a strong escort to Governor Dinwiddie , then at Win- chester ...
... never aid in taking another Frenchman . " The prisoners were accordingly conducted to the camp at the Great Meadows , and sent on the following day ( 29th ) , under a strong escort to Governor Dinwiddie , then at Win- chester ...
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... never could induce above thirty fighting men to join the * Letter to W. Fairfax , Aug. 11th , 1754 . other of the events in the early stage of his military career , before the justice and magnanimity of his character were sufficiently ...
... never could induce above thirty fighting men to join the * Letter to W. Fairfax , Aug. 11th , 1754 . other of the events in the early stage of his military career , before the justice and magnanimity of his character were sufficiently ...
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