The Home of Washington: Or, Mount Vernon and Its Associations, Historical, Biographical, and PictorialVirtue & Yorston, 1871 - 446 Seiten |
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... sachems to Mr. Gist , agent of the English Ohio Com pany- " Where is the Indian's land ? The English claim it - all on one side of the river , the French 52 MOUNT VERNON Conflicting interests of the English and French in America.
... sachems to Mr. Gist , agent of the English Ohio Com pany- " Where is the Indian's land ? The English claim it - 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 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.