Life of Washington: A Biography, Personal, Military, and Political, Volume 1Virtue, 1860 - Presidents |
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Page 41
... fire , called conscience . " These rules show an instinctive and thorough appreciation of the principles of courtesy and propriety , and the conformity of Washington's own conduct with their spirit during all his life proves that he ...
... fire , called conscience . " These rules show an instinctive and thorough appreciation of the principles of courtesy and propriety , and the conformity of Washington's own conduct with their spirit during all his life proves that he ...
Page 50
... fire , as being often and unavoidably in company with her revives my passion for your lowland beauty ; whereas , were I to live more retired from young women , I might in some measure alleviate my sorrow by burying that chaste and ...
... fire , as being often and unavoidably in company with her revives my passion for your lowland beauty ; whereas , were I to live more retired from young women , I might in some measure alleviate my sorrow by burying that chaste and ...
Page 53
... fires they had kindled , or in tents or rude cabins , affording but an inadequate protection against the weather of that ... fire . " Two days after , finding the river , in consequence of rains that had fallen among the Alleghanies , so.
... fires they had kindled , or in tents or rude cabins , affording but an inadequate protection against the weather of that ... fire . " Two days after , finding the river , in consequence of rains that had fallen among the Alleghanies , so.
Page 54
... fire in the centre , the warriors seated themselves around it , and their principal orator made a speech . When he had finished , the best dancer in the company started up as if from sleep , and " ran and jumped about the ring in a most ...
... fire in the centre , the warriors seated themselves around it , and their principal orator made a speech . When he had finished , the best dancer in the company started up as if from sleep , and " ran and jumped about the ring in a most ...
Page 54
... fire . On the seventh one of the men killed a wild turkey weighing twenty pounds , and they surveyed fifteen hundred Mr. Fairfax had now rejoined him , and in his journal , for the eighth of the month , he says , " we camped in the ...
... fire . On the seventh one of the men killed a wild turkey weighing twenty pounds , and they surveyed fifteen hundred Mr. Fairfax had now rejoined him , and in his journal , for the eighth of the month , he says , " we camped in the ...
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