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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... whole life to the great work which he had been raised up to accomplish , the successful assertion of her independence and the complete organization of her free institutions . No man was ever charged with a higher mission . None ever ...
... whole life to the great work which he had been raised up to accomplish , the successful assertion of her independence and the complete organization of her free institutions . No man was ever charged with a higher mission . None ever ...
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... whole earth , as far as we could see , was strewed with fruit , and yet the trees were bending under the weight of apples , which hung in clusters like grapes , and vainly strove to hide their blushing cheeks behind the green leaves ...
... whole earth , as far as we could see , was strewed with fruit , and yet the trees were bending under the weight of apples , which hung in clusters like grapes , and vainly strove to hide their blushing cheeks behind the green leaves ...
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... whole burden falling upon her , the fidelity with which she exercised her trust , and her fitness for the delicate office , approved by her success , stand out in bolder characters . Of the harmony of sentiment existing in this respect ...
... whole burden falling upon her , the fidelity with which she exercised her trust , and her fitness for the delicate office , approved by her success , stand out in bolder characters . Of the harmony of sentiment existing in this respect ...
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... whole transaction . Before the story was ended , the flush , which had for a short time arisen upon the cheek of Mrs. Washington , an evidence of her displeasure , had all passed away , and in con- clusion , she observed , quite kindly ...
... whole transaction . Before the story was ended , the flush , which had for a short time arisen upon the cheek of Mrs. Washington , an evidence of her displeasure , had all passed away , and in con- clusion , she observed , quite kindly ...
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... whole life , I was never disappointed of the best guidance and direction , when in humility and sense of my own deficiency , and diffidence of my ability to direct myself , or to grapple with the difficulties of my life , I have with ...
... whole life , I was never disappointed of the best guidance and direction , when in humility and sense of my own deficiency , and diffidence of my ability to direct myself , or to grapple with the difficulties of my life , I have with ...
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