 | 1879 - 54 pages
...forlorn; And lived and died where he was corn, In Old Vir-Ein-i-ia, In Old Virginia. Sina. chonte. First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen. (Minuft.) He gambled, drank and swore like mad, Of fighting ne'er did tire; But he had such a lovely... | |
 | Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia - Numismatics - 1880 - 312 pages
...which only two are known to exist. It bears on the obverse a full-face bust, with the inscription, " First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," and underneath the name " George Washington." On the reverse, " In remembrance of the Centennial, July... | |
 | Julia Ann Clark Shedd - Sculptors - 1881 - 392 pages
...twelve feet iu height, is of New England granite, and bears upon the front and sides the inscription : " First in war : First in peace : First in the hearts of his countrymen." The statue has been the subject of much unjust as well as ignorant criticism, but it has also had appreciative... | |
 | William Henry Smith - Biography & Autobiography - 1881 - 682 pages
...previously set apart for tho purpose of paying the most solemn funeral honors to the memory of tho man " first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," General George Washington. friend, General Washington, that good and great man, who was not only the... | |
 | Erastus Otis Haven - United States - 1882 - 582 pages
...command. As a fitting introduction to it we give a brief memoir of the " Father of his Country," " first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," the immortal Washington ; using that as a kind of thread on which to string some facts and thoughts... | |
 | Education - 1890 - 436 pages
...home and tomb at Mt. Vernon. Flag of United States. Motto in ornamental letters on black board : — " First in war ; first in peace ; first in the hearts of his countrymen." Sketches on the blackboard : — Home of boyhood ; Headquarters at Cambridge ; Headquarters at Newburgh.... | |
 | Joseph West Moore - Architecture, Domestic - 1884 - 318 pages
...pedestal is inscribed with the famous eulogy on Washington, uttered by Gov. Henry Lee, of Virginia : " First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen." At the foot of Capitol Hill, near the main entrance to the western park, is the Naval Monument, or... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - Sermons - 1885 - 390 pages
...o'er-rushing cloud, And dashed the beauteous terror on the ground, Smiling majestic ;" the other, he who, "first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," has been called by an English writer " the greatest of good men, and the best of great men," and of... | |
 | Stilson Hutchins, Joseph West Moore - Washington (D.C.) - 1885 - 368 pages
...hand pointing toward heaven and with his left holding a sheathed sword. The pedestal is inscribed, " First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen." On the western grounds of the Capitol, near the steps which lead to the upper terrace, is a large bronze... | |
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First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," was originally used in the resolutions presented to Congress on the death of Washington, December, 1799. 
