The Home of Washington: Or, Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and PictorialVirtue & Yorston, 1871 - 446 Seiten |
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... , agent of the English Ohio Com pany- " Where is the Indian's land ? The English claim it - were not consid- * all on one side of the river , the French 52 MOUNT VERNON Conflicting interests of the English and French in America.
... , agent of the English Ohio Com pany- " Where is the Indian's land ? The English claim it - were not consid- * all on one side of the river , the French 52 MOUNT VERNON Conflicting interests of the English and French in America.
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... side of the river , the French on the other . Where does the Indian's land lie ? " At length English traders who went to the Ohio region were driven away or imprisoned by the French , and the latter commenced building forts south of ...
... side of the river , the French on the other . Where does the Indian's land lie ? " At length English traders who went to the Ohio region were driven away or imprisoned by the French , and the latter commenced building forts south of ...
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... side , the soldier's progress was arrested by one of those personages who give the beau ideal of the Virginia gentleman of the old régime - the very soul of kindliness and hospitality . * The late George Washington Parke Custis , the ...
... side , the soldier's progress was arrested by one of those personages who give the beau ideal of the Virginia gentleman of the old régime - the very soul of kindliness and hospitality . * The late George Washington Parke Custis , the ...
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... side , and speeded on his way to the seat of government , where , having dispatched his public business , he retraced his steps , and , at the White House , a marriage engagement took place . " That " charming widow " was Martha Custis ...
... side , and speeded on his way to the seat of government , where , having dispatched his public business , he retraced his steps , and , at the White House , a marriage engagement took place . " That " charming widow " was Martha Custis ...
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... side of Pohick creek , about two miles from the present edifice . About the year 1764 , it became so dilapidated as to be no longer fit for use . The parishioners were called together to con- sult upon the erection of a new one . Among ...
... side of Pohick creek , about two miles from the present edifice . About the year 1764 , it became so dilapidated as to be no longer fit for use . The parishioners were called together to con- sult upon the erection of a new one . Among ...
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Seite 335 - I die hard, but I am not afraid to go. I believed, from my first attack, that I should not survive it — my breath cannot last long.
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 feel now, however, as 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 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 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 415 - ... or of any active employment,) to remain in the situation he now is, it shall be optional in him to do so; in either case, however, I allow him an annuity of thirty dollars, during his natural life, which shall be independent of the victuals and...