The Home of Washington: Or, Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and PictorialVirtue & Yorston, 1870 - 446 Seiten |
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... never have been made , for almost every relic of Washington that remained at his Home when it passed into the possession of The Ladies Mount Ver non Association , was borne away by the retiring proprietor . These and many others at ...
... never have been made , for almost every relic of Washington that remained at his Home when it passed into the possession of The Ladies Mount Ver non Association , was borne away by the retiring proprietor . These and many others at ...
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... never built , and in that lodge ( which remained until a few years ago ) the lord of the manor lived during all the stormy days of the French and Indian war , and as a stanch loyalist throughout the struggles of the Americans for ...
... never built , and in that lodge ( which remained until a few years ago ) the lord of the manor lived during all the stormy days of the French and Indian war , and as a stanch loyalist throughout the struggles of the Americans for ...
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... never see the like again . ' " And Washington looked something like a man- a proper man , hey , Cully ? ' " Never seed the like , sir - never the like of him , though I have seen many in my day - so tall , so straight , and then he sat ...
... never see the like again . ' " And Washington looked something like a man- a proper man , hey , Cully ? ' " Never seed the like , sir - never the like of him , though I have seen many in my day - so tall , so straight , and then he sat ...
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... never known to dance , his last performance being in a minuet , of which he was very fond , on the occasion of a ball given at Fredericksburg in honor of the French and American officers then there , on their way north , after the ...
... never known to dance , his last performance being in a minuet , of which he was very fond , on the occasion of a ball given at Fredericksburg in honor of the French and American officers then there , on their way north , after the ...
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... never indulged in the least excess , either in eating or drinking . He was an early riser , and might be found in his library from one to two hours before daylight in winter , and at dawn in summer . His toilet , plain and simple , was ...
... never indulged in the least excess , either in eating or drinking . He was an early riser , and might be found in his library from one to two hours before daylight in winter , and at dawn in summer . His toilet , plain and simple , was ...
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Seite 147 - I have not only retired from all public employments, but I am retiring within myself, and shall be able to view the solitary walk, and tread the paths of private life with heartfelt satisfaction. Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased with all ; and this, my dear friend, being the order of my march, I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers.
Seite 63 - Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man: This was your husband.
Seite 335 - I am just going. Have me decently buried; and do not let my body be put into the vault in less than three days after I am dead.
Seite 206 - I, in the evening of a life nearly consumed in public cares, to quit a peaceful abode for an ocean of difficulties, without that competency of political skill, abilities, and inclination, which are necessary to manage the helm. I am sensible that I am embarking the voice of the people, and a good name of my own, on this voyage ; but what returns will be made for them, heaven alone can foretell. Integrity and firmness are all I can promise. These, be the voyage long or short, shall never forsake me,...
Seite 148 - I conceive a wearied traveller must do, who, after treading many a painful step with a heavy burden on his shoulders, is eased of the latter, having reached the haven to which all the former were directed ; and from his house-top is looking back, and tracing with an eager eye the meanders by which he escaped the quicksands and mires which lay in his way ; and into which none but the all-powerful Guide and Dispenser of human events could have prevented his falling.
Seite 47 - I might, was my heart disengaged, pass my time very pleasantly as there's a very agreeable young lady lives in the same house, (Colonel George Fairfax's wife's sister.) But as that's only adding fuel to fire, it makes me the more uneasy, for by often, and unavoidably, being in company with her revives my former passion for your Lowland beauty; whereas, was I to live more retired from young women, I might in some measure eliviate my sorrows, by burying that chaste and troublesome passion in the grave...
Seite 203 - Convention you represent for the Presidency of the United States, for four years from the 4th of March next, has been received.
Seite 66 - I am now, I believe, fixed in this seat, with an agreeable partner for life, and I hope to • find more happiness in retirement than I ever experienced in the wide and bustling world.
Seite 142 - An incessant attention to preserve inviolate those exalted rights and liberties of human nature for which they have fought and bled, and without which the high rank of a rational being is a curse instead of a blessing.
Seite 149 - My manner of living," writes he to a friend, " is plain, and I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready ; and such as will be content to partake of them, are always welcome. Those who expect more will be disappointed.