The Ladies of the White HouseH. H. Bancroft & Company, 1870 - 658 من الصفحات |
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... respect , but save only as the companion of Washing- ton is her record of public interest . She was in no wise a student , hardly a regular reader , nor gifted with literary ability ; but if that law , stern necessity , which knows no ...
... respect , but save only as the companion of Washing- ton is her record of public interest . She was in no wise a student , hardly a regular reader , nor gifted with literary ability ; but if that law , stern necessity , which knows no ...
الصفحة 30
... respect in the eyes of foreign courts ; and , act- ing in accordance with this design , the house of the first President was furnished with elegance , and its routine was arranged in as formal a manner as that of the St. James or St ...
... respect in the eyes of foreign courts ; and , act- ing in accordance with this design , the house of the first President was furnished with elegance , and its routine was arranged in as formal a manner as that of the St. James or St ...
الصفحة 31
... respect and affection to him origi- nate in that source , I cannot deny that I have taken some interest and pleasure in them . The difficulties which presented themselves to view upon his first entering upon the Presidency , seem thus ...
... respect and affection to him origi- nate in that source , I cannot deny that I have taken some interest and pleasure in them . The difficulties which presented themselves to view upon his first entering upon the Presidency , seem thus ...
الصفحة 32
... duty . On the contrary , all his sensibility has been awakened in receiving such repeated and unequivocal proofs of sincere regard from his coun- trymen . With respect to myself , I sometimes think 32 LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE .
... duty . On the contrary , all his sensibility has been awakened in receiving such repeated and unequivocal proofs of sincere regard from his coun- trymen . With respect to myself , I sometimes think 32 LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE .
الصفحة 33
Laura Carter Holloway. trymen . With respect to myself , I sometimes think the arrangement is not quite as it ought to have been ; that I , who had much rather be at home , should occupy a place with which a great many younger and gayer ...
Laura Carter Holloway. trymen . With respect to myself , I sometimes think the arrangement is not quite as it ought to have been ; that I , who had much rather be at home , should occupy a place with which a great many younger and gayer ...
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