Mount Vernon and Its Associations: Historical, Biographical, and PictorialW.A. Townsend, 1859 - 376 Seiten This book offers a more personal glimpse at the life of George Washington, as portrayed through the narrative of his home at Mount Vernon. Important house pieces, locations, and so forth are also discussed in their historical importance, and also meaning in the life of Washington. |
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... seen upon his book- plate - EXITUS ACTA PROBAT : " The end justifies the means ; " and it was borne and heeded by the line from generation to generation , until the most illustrious of them all had achieved the greatest ends by the most ...
... seen upon his book- plate - EXITUS ACTA PROBAT : " The end justifies the means ; " and it was borne and heeded by the line from generation to generation , until the most illustrious of them all had achieved the greatest ends by the most ...
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... seen a picture , in which is represented a rampant lion holding a globe in his paw , a helmet and shield , a vizor strong , and coat of mail and other emblems of strength and courage ; and for a motto the words , from Ovid , Calumque ...
... seen a picture , in which is represented a rampant lion holding a globe in his paw , a helmet and shield , a vizor strong , and coat of mail and other emblems of strength and courage ; and for a motto the words , from Ovid , Calumque ...
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... seen , there is an aspect of desolation that makes the heart feel sad . Some decayed fig - trees and tangled shrubs and vines , with here and there a pine and cedar sapling , tell , with silent eloquence , of neglect and ruin , and that ...
... seen , there is an aspect of desolation that makes the heart feel sad . Some decayed fig - trees and tangled shrubs and vines , with here and there a pine and cedar sapling , tell , with silent eloquence , of neglect and ruin , and that ...
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... seen fragments of slabs once set up in commemoration of some of that honored family . HERE HEOF FEBRUARY 1752 ORGE WASHINGTON WAS BORN WASHINGTON'S BIRTH - PLACE . On the spot where Washington was born , the late George Washington Parke ...
... seen fragments of slabs once set up in commemoration of some of that honored family . HERE HEOF FEBRUARY 1752 ORGE WASHINGTON WAS BORN WASHINGTON'S BIRTH - PLACE . On the spot where Washington was born , the late George Washington Parke ...
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... of Porto Bello by Admiral Vernon . This was preserved at Mount Vernon until Washington's death , and is probably in possession of some member of the family . The only speci men of the medal I have ever seen is in AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS . 27.
... of Porto Bello by Admiral Vernon . This was preserved at Mount Vernon until Washington's death , and is probably in possession of some member of the family . The only speci men of the medal I have ever seen is in AND ITS ASSOCIATIONS . 27.
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Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and Pictorial Benson John Lossing Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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