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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... means of efficient war- fare . When the war was ended , and a new form of government became necessary , he guided the delibera- tions on which it was founded . When its strength and efficiency were to be tested by experiment , the sove ...
... means of efficient war- fare . When the war was ended , and a new form of government became necessary , he guided the delibera- tions on which it was founded . When its strength and efficiency were to be tested by experiment , the sove ...
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... April , 1732 . His early instruction appears to have been of a religious , but by * Paulding's Life of Washington . no means of a bigoted or ascetic character . That. THE BIRTHPLACE OF WASHINGTON . 16 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... April , 1732 . His early instruction appears to have been of a religious , but by * Paulding's Life of Washington . no means of a bigoted or ascetic character . That. THE BIRTHPLACE OF WASHINGTON . 16 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... means of a bigoted or ascetic character . That his father was extremely anxious to imbue his mind with the love of truth , has been illustrated by several anecdotes ; and that he was successful is evident , not less in the conduct of ...
... means of a bigoted or ascetic character . That his father was extremely anxious to imbue his mind with the love of truth , has been illustrated by several anecdotes ; and that he was successful is evident , not less in the conduct of ...
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... means favourable to the encouragement of good schools in the colonies . George's first schoolmaster appears to have been one of the humblest pretensions ; and he was soon surpassed by his pupil . The old man lived , it is said , to see ...
... means favourable to the encouragement of good schools in the colonies . George's first schoolmaster appears to have been one of the humblest pretensions ; and he was soon surpassed by his pupil . The old man lived , it is said , to see ...
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... means of acquiring a competency for yourself and your family , but also as an act of obedience to his command and ordi- nance , by means whereof , you make it not only an act of civil conversation , but of obedience to Almighty God ...
... means of acquiring a competency for yourself and your family , but also as an act of obedience to his command and ordi- nance , by means whereof , you make it not only an act of civil conversation , but of obedience to Almighty God ...
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