Life of George WashingtonG.P. Putnam, 1861 |
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... formed , and he was gradually trained up and prepared for his great destiny . Though a biography , and of course admitting of familiar anecdote , excursive digressions , and a flexible texture of narrative , yet , for the most part , it ...
... formed , and he was gradually trained up and prepared for his great destiny . Though a biography , and of course admitting of familiar anecdote , excursive digressions , and a flexible texture of narrative , yet , for the most part , it ...
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... formed an attach- ment to Anne , the eldest daughter of the Honorable William Fairfax , of Fairfax County ; his addresses were well received , and they became engaged . Their nuptials were delayed by the sudden and untimely death of his ...
... formed an attach- ment to Anne , the eldest daughter of the Honorable William Fairfax , of Fairfax County ; his addresses were well received , and they became engaged . Their nuptials were delayed by the sudden and untimely death of his ...
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... formed the western frontier of inhabited Vir- ginia . Winter still lingered on the tops of the mountains , whence melting snows sent down torrents , which swelled the rivers and occasionally rendered them almost impassable . Spring ...
... formed the western frontier of inhabited Vir- ginia . Winter still lingered on the tops of the mountains , whence melting snows sent down torrents , which swelled the rivers and occasionally rendered them almost impassable . Spring ...
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... formed a veranda the whole length of the house . It was probably the house originally occupied by his steward or land agent , but was now devoted to hospitable purposes , and the reception of guests . As to his lordship , it was one of ...
... formed a veranda the whole length of the house . It was probably the house originally occupied by his steward or land agent , but was now devoted to hospitable purposes , and the reception of guests . As to his lordship , it was one of ...
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... forming settlements or colonies beyond the Alleganies . Government readily countenanced a scheme by which French encroachments might be forestalled , and prompt and quiet possession se- cured of the great Ohio valley . An association ...
... forming settlements or colonies beyond the Alleganies . Government readily countenanced a scheme by which French encroachments might be forestalled , and prompt and quiet possession se- cured of the great Ohio valley . An association ...
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