The Life of George Washington: With Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself, and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen ... Embellished with Six EngravingsJ.B. Lippincott & Company, 1858 - 244 strani |
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... never be otherwise than well . - The measure of his fame is full . - Posterity will talk of him with re- verence as the founder of a great empire , when my name shall be lost in the vortex of Revolutions ! " Who , then , that has a ...
... never be otherwise than well . - The measure of his fame is full . - Posterity will talk of him with re- verence as the founder of a great empire , when my name shall be lost in the vortex of Revolutions ! " Who , then , that has a ...
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... never have been born in America . " So great a man could never have been born in America ! -why that's the very prince of reasons why LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... never have been born in America . " So great a man could never have been born in America ! -why that's the very prince of reasons why LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... never for a moment , lost sight of George in those all - important respects . To assist his son to overcome that selfish spirit , which too often leads children to fret and fight about trifles , was a notable care of Mr. Washington ...
... never for a moment , lost sight of George in those all - important respects . To assist his son to overcome that selfish spirit , which too often leads children to fret and fight about trifles , was a notable care of Mr. Washington ...
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... Never did the wise Ulysses take more pains with his beloved Telemachus , than did Mr. Washington with George , to inspire him with an early love of truth . " Truth , George , " said he , " is the loveliest quality of youth . I would ...
... Never did the wise Ulysses take more pains with his beloved Telemachus , than did Mr. Washington with George , to inspire him with an early love of truth . " Truth , George , " said he , " is the loveliest quality of youth . I would ...
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... never will . At least , you shall never , from me , have cause to be guilty of so shameful a thing . Many parents , indeed , even compel their children to this vile practice , by barba rously beating them for every little fault : hence ...
... never will . At least , you shall never , from me , have cause to be guilty of so shameful a thing . Many parents , indeed , even compel their children to this vile practice , by barba rously beating them for every little fault : hence ...
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Stran 162 - The West derives from the East supplies requisite to its growth and comfort; and, what is perhaps of still greater consequence, it must of necessity owe the secure enjoyment of indispensable outlets for its own productions to the weight, influence, and the future maritime strength of the Atlantic side of the Union, directed by an indissoluble community of interest as inn