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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... mind is stamped upon every great national institution . Never did any great bene- factor of mankind more faithfully earn his titles , than the FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY - THE FOUNDER OF THE REPUBLIC . EARLY LIFE . WASHINGTON A SURVEYOR ...
... mind is stamped upon every great national institution . Never did any great bene- factor of mankind more faithfully earn his titles , than the FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY - THE FOUNDER OF THE REPUBLIC . EARLY LIFE . WASHINGTON A SURVEYOR ...
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... 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 George's youth , than in the frankness of his political course , when , as President of the ...
... 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 George's youth , than in the frankness of his political course , when , as President of the ...
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... mind , as he beheld the change before him ! Those eyes , lately so loving and bright , now robbed of all their lustre , were fixed on him from the depths of their sunken sockets ; and , through swelling tears , in mute , but melting ...
... mind , as he beheld the change before him ! Those eyes , lately so loving and bright , now robbed of all their lustre , were fixed on him from the depths of their sunken sockets ; and , through swelling tears , in mute , but melting ...
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... mind and decision of character , coupled with great simplicity of manners . Washington's inflexible regard to the performance of the minute duties of life , on which the happiness of himself and all who were connected with him depended ...
... mind and decision of character , coupled with great simplicity of manners . Washington's inflexible regard to the performance of the minute duties of life , on which the happiness of himself and all who were connected with him depended ...
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... mind of her son with the inestimable wisdom contained in this book , and then gave it to him , to constitute , along with his Bible , " a light to his feet and a lamp to his path . ' " " She also had her reward : for she lived to 22 ...
... mind of her son with the inestimable wisdom contained in this book , and then gave it to him , to constitute , along with his Bible , " a light to his feet and a lamp to his path . ' " " She also had her reward : for she lived to 22 ...
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