Life of Washington: A Biography, Personal, Military, and Political, Volume 1Virtue, 1860 - Presidents |
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... CHARACTER OF LAWRENCE WASHINGTON - CHARACTER OF HIS WIDOW . SOON after the birth of George Washington his father removed from the family seat in Westmoreland county to an estate which he owned in Stafford county , on the east bank of ...
... CHARACTER OF LAWRENCE WASHINGTON - CHARACTER OF HIS WIDOW . SOON after the birth of George Washington his father removed from the family seat in Westmoreland county to an estate which he owned in Stafford county , on the east bank of ...
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... character it is quite certain that the elements of moral principle , of careful and accurate obser- vation , of industry and order , were instilled into his mind at the very beginning . The qualities and habits for which he was remark ...
... character it is quite certain that the elements of moral principle , of careful and accurate obser- vation , of industry and order , were instilled into his mind at the very beginning . The qualities and habits for which he was remark ...
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... character entitled to his warmest admiration , a faultless model to be studied and imitated . Discontents had been continually growing between England and Spain since the treaty of Seville , in 1729 , and at length the conduct of Spain ...
... character entitled to his warmest admiration , a faultless model to be studied and imitated . Discontents had been continually growing between England and Spain since the treaty of Seville , in 1729 , and at length the conduct of Spain ...
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... character in the theatre of the world . That he was industrious and judicious in the care and management of his private affairs is evident from the extent and condition of his estate , which had been mainly acquired by his own ...
... character in the theatre of the world . That he was industrious and judicious in the care and management of his private affairs is evident from the extent and condition of his estate , which had been mainly acquired by his own ...
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... character , she exacted great deference from her sons , of whom George was the favorite . " She was remarkable , according to the same author , for having but a single weakness , which was " an excessive fear of thunder , originated in ...
... character , she exacted great deference from her sons , of whom George was the favorite . " She was remarkable , according to the same author , for having but a single weakness , which was " an excessive fear of thunder , originated in ...
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