The Home of Washington: Or, Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and PictorialVirtue & Yorston, 1871 - 446 Seiten |
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... political changes ... 189 . 190 191 192 Washington Apprehensive concerning the Future . A Movement ...... 193 Convention for remodelling the Government . National Constitution ... 194 Col. Humphreys a Resident at Mount Vernon . His ...
... political changes ... 189 . 190 191 192 Washington Apprehensive concerning the Future . A Movement ...... 193 Convention for remodelling the Government . National Constitution ... 194 Col. Humphreys a Resident at Mount Vernon . His ...
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... political positions , opposed to those of their ancestors ; that of the former being the great leader of a republican army , and of the latter a most loyal adherent of the crown . The Washingtons who first came to America seem not to ...
... political positions , opposed to those of their ancestors ; that of the former being the great leader of a republican army , and of the latter a most loyal adherent of the crown . The Washingtons who first came to America seem not to ...
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... political vassals of the crown ; and chains of restrictions upon trade had been forged by an unwise and unrighteous policy , and fastened upon the lusty arms of the young giant of the West . And from time to time the giant , not all ...
... political vassals of the crown ; and chains of restrictions upon trade had been forged by an unwise and unrighteous policy , and fastened upon the lusty arms of the young giant of the West . And from time to time the giant , not all ...
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... political sky the horo- scope of his own destiny . Washington was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses , and had listened from his seat to the burning words of Patrick Henry , when he enunciated those living truths , for the ...
... political sky the horo- scope of his own destiny . Washington was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses , and had listened from his seat to the burning words of Patrick Henry , when he enunciated those living truths , for the ...
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... political his- tory of the English empire . His mind was quick to perceive ; his judgment equally quick to analyze and arrange ; and these qualities made him a most skilful statesman . In council he was eminently wise ; in debate he was ...
... political his- tory of the English empire . His mind was quick to perceive ; his judgment equally quick to analyze and arrange ; and these qualities made him a most skilful statesman . In council he was eminently wise ; in debate he was ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 334 - 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 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 348 - Taught by the great example, which I have so long had before me, never to oppose my private wishes to the public will, I must consent to the request made by Congress, which you have had the goodness to transmit to me ; and, in doing this, I need not, I cannot say, what a sacrifice of individual feeling I make to a sense of public duty.
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 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 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 137 - ... feet apart. Of late he has had 'the surprising sagacity to discover that apples will make pies ; and it is a question if, in the violence of his efforts, we do not get one of apples, instead of having both of beef-steaks.
Seite 336 - Tis well,' said he." About ten minutes before he expired (which was between ten and eleven o'clock) his breathing became easier. He lay quietly ; he withdrew his hand from mine and felt his own pulse. I saw his countenance change. I spoke to Dr. Craik, who sat by the fire. He came to the bedside. The general's hand fell from his wrist. I took it in mine and pressed it to my bosom. Dr. Craik put his hands over his [the general's] eyes, and he expired without a struggle or a sigh.
Seite 209 - About ten o'clock I bade adieu to Mount Vernon, to private life, and to domestic felicity ; and with a mind oppressed with more anxious and painful sensations than I have words to express, set out for New York with the best disposition to render service to my country in obedience to its call, but with less hope of answering its expectations.