Life of Washington: A Biography, Personal, Military, and Political, Volume 1Virtue, 1860 - Presidents |
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... whole forming period of childhood , he was guarded , guided , and led forward , by unwearied vigilance and devoted fidelity on the part of his father and mother . When he was seven or eight years of age , his brother Lawrence , having ...
... whole forming period of childhood , he was guarded , guided , and led forward , by unwearied vigilance and devoted fidelity on the part of his father and mother . When he was seven or eight years of age , his brother Lawrence , having ...
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... whole , by his judgment guiding their conduct , and by his justice settling their disputes . On leaving the army Lawrence Washington had felt a strong predilection for the military profession , and during several months had cherished an ...
... whole , by his judgment guiding their conduct , and by his justice settling their disputes . On leaving the army Lawrence Washington had felt a strong predilection for the military profession , and during several months had cherished an ...
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... whole life , and it will be admitted that the purity of his fame is in a large degree attributable to that persevering industry which enabled him to leave for the study of posterity such particular and perspicuous demonstrations of his ...
... whole life , and it will be admitted that the purity of his fame is in a large degree attributable to that persevering industry which enabled him to leave for the study of posterity such particular and perspicuous demonstrations of his ...
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... whole popula- tion of the country . Their log cabins , scattered at remote distances through the forest , afforded him shelter from night or storm , and in his familiar intercourse with them , around the hearth or in the fields , he ...
... whole popula- tion of the country . Their log cabins , scattered at remote distances through the forest , afforded him shelter from night or storm , and in his familiar intercourse with them , around the hearth or in the fields , he ...
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... whole it would be difficult to conceive of any manner in which Washington might have passed this portion of his life more advantageously , either with reference to his private interest or his preparation for the great work before him ...
... whole it would be difficult to conceive of any manner in which Washington might have passed this portion of his life more advantageously , either with reference to his private interest or his preparation for the great work before him ...
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