Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of Washington |
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... honour . The child is father of the man . " The moral tenden- cies , good or bad , of childhood , are seldom eradicated in after life . It is with this conviction , and at the risk perhaps of being considered as detracting from the ...
... honour . The child is father of the man . " The moral tenden- cies , good or bad , of childhood , are seldom eradicated in after life . It is with this conviction , and at the risk perhaps of being considered as detracting from the ...
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... Honour and obey your natural parents although they be poor . " 39. Let your recreations be manful , not sinful . " 40. Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire , called conscience . " These rules of ...
... Honour and obey your natural parents although they be poor . " 39. Let your recreations be manful , not sinful . " 40. Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire , called conscience . " These rules of ...
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... honour as a rock of marble or adamant , and that it were the best kind of honour imaginable , namely , the result of thy virtue and merit ; yet still it is but a shadow , a reflec- tion of that virtue or worth , which , if thou art ...
... honour as a rock of marble or adamant , and that it were the best kind of honour imaginable , namely , the result of thy virtue and merit ; yet still it is but a shadow , a reflec- tion of that virtue or worth , which , if thou art ...
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... honour in all you do ; and will give a tincture of religion and devotion upon all your secular employments , and turn those very actions which are materially civil or natural , into the very true and formal nature of religion , and make ...
... honour in all you do ; and will give a tincture of religion and devotion upon all your secular employments , and turn those very actions which are materially civil or natural , into the very true and formal nature of religion , and make ...
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... honour ; great reputation and esteem in the world ; great success in enterprises and undertakings , public and private . Christian and liberal education you have had ; counsel and advice of faithful and judicious friends ; good laws in ...
... honour ; great reputation and esteem in the world ; great success in enterprises and undertakings , public and private . Christian and liberal education you have had ; counsel and advice of faithful and judicious friends ; good laws in ...
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