George WashingtonHarper and brothers, 1903 - 333 pages |
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Page 30
... letter with Bristol and London and all the old English homes . And even those who stayed in Virginia had most of them the tradition of refinement , spoke the mother tongue purely and with a proper relish , and maintained themselves ...
... letter with Bristol and London and all the old English homes . And even those who stayed in Virginia had most of them the tradition of refinement , spoke the mother tongue purely and with a proper relish , and maintained themselves ...
Page 31
... letters of its daily life , and he took a proud man's pleasure in ex- tracting from them , and from the traditions of those who still carried much of the simple history in their own recollections of a stirring life , a frank and genial ...
... letters of its daily life , and he took a proud man's pleasure in ex- tracting from them , and from the traditions of those who still carried much of the simple history in their own recollections of a stirring life , a frank and genial ...
Page 33
... letters and of affairs . Yet he had returned to Virginia , as all her sons did , with only an added zest to serve and enjoy her . Many designs for her development throve because of his interest and encouragement ; he sought her ...
... letters and of affairs . Yet he had returned to Virginia , as all her sons did , with only an added zest to serve and enjoy her . Many designs for her development throve because of his interest and encouragement ; he sought her ...
Page 55
... letter in October last , " he writes to a young comrade , " I have not sleep'd above three nights or four in a bed , but , after walking a good deal all the day , I lay down before the fire upon a little hay , straw , fodder , or bear ...
... letter in October last , " he writes to a young comrade , " I have not sleep'd above three nights or four in a bed , but , after walking a good deal all the day , I lay down before the fire upon a little hay , straw , fodder , or bear ...
Page 61
... letters out of France ; " private interests are generally at the bottom of them . " But Duquesne knew that it was no mere private interest of fur trader or speculator that was at stake now . The rivalry between the two nations had gone ...
... letters out of France ; " private interests are generally at the bottom of them . " But Duquesne knew that it was no mere private interest of fur trader or speculator that was at stake now . The rivalry between the two nations had gone ...
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