Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of WashingtonDerby, Miller & Company, 1850 - 248 من الصفحات Martha Dandridge was born in New Kent County, Virginia, in 1732. She married Colonel Daniel Parke Custis, son of John Custis of Arlington, at the age of seventeen. They had three children. The oldest son died at a young age and his father died soon after. She married George Washington in 1759 and they made their home at Mount Vernon, Fairfox County, Virginia. She died in 1802. |
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الصفحة 45
... frequent and interesting visits of her children and grand - children , who were invariably most assidu- ous and affectionate in their endeavors to con- tribute to her happiness , several years rolled away . Nor , as may well be supposed ...
... frequent and interesting visits of her children and grand - children , who were invariably most assidu- ous and affectionate in their endeavors to con- tribute to her happiness , several years rolled away . Nor , as may well be supposed ...
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... Frequently raising her thoughtful gaze from the painful con- templation of her country's struggles , towards the Omnipotent Friend who aids the sacred cause of Liberty and Right , she gained a firm and hopeful constancy that shielded ...
... Frequently raising her thoughtful gaze from the painful con- templation of her country's struggles , towards the Omnipotent Friend who aids the sacred cause of Liberty and Right , she gained a firm and hopeful constancy that shielded ...
الصفحة 55
... frequently before , urged the same re- quest , and his sister , Mrs. Lewis , who was always most assiduous in fulfilling the duties im- Mrs. Fletcher Lewis , of Fredericksburg , the only sister of Washington , whom she so closely ...
... frequently before , urged the same re- quest , and his sister , Mrs. Lewis , who was always most assiduous in fulfilling the duties im- Mrs. Fletcher Lewis , of Fredericksburg , the only sister of Washington , whom she so closely ...
الصفحة 56
... frequent and fondly - respected visits of her many old and at- tached friends as well as of her children * and her * We find many proofs in the published Correspondence of WASHINGTON , of the affectionate devotion with which he paid ...
... frequent and fondly - respected visits of her many old and at- tached friends as well as of her children * and her * We find many proofs in the published Correspondence of WASHINGTON , of the affectionate devotion with which he paid ...
الصفحة 57
... In an epistle written towards the close of the year 1788 , we find allusions to a pro- longed sojourn under the maternal roof , & c . , & e . This amiable visitor , who had frequently be- fore enjoyed 3Q MARY WASHINGTON . 5.
... In an epistle written towards the close of the year 1788 , we find allusions to a pro- longed sojourn under the maternal roof , & c . , & e . This amiable visitor , who had frequently be- fore enjoyed 3Q MARY WASHINGTON . 5.
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الصفحة 106 - Oh ! young Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best ; And save his good broadsword he weapons had none, He rode all unarmed and he rode all alone. So faithful in love and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.
الصفحة 244 - I dwell on this prospect with every satisfaction which an ardent love for my country can inspire: since there is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness, between duty and advantage, between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity...
الصفحة 130 - I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But, as it has been a kind of destiny, that has thrown me upon this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose.
الصفحة 181 - 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 a heartfelt satisfaction.
الصفحة 36 - I luckily escaped without a wound, though I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me.
الصفحة 130 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity...
الصفحة xiii - Here woman reigns ; the mother, daughter, wife, Strews with fresh flowers the narrow way of life ; In the clear heaven of her delightful eye, An angel-guard of loves and graces lie ; Around her knees domestic duties meet, And fire-side pleasures gambol at her feet. " Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found...
الصفحة 106 - There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men; A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell; But hush! hark! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell!
الصفحة 75 - First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen," was originally used in the resolutions presented to Congress on the death of Washington, December, 1799.
الصفحة 132 - ... undisturbed, I have, since I came to this place (for I had not time to do it before I left home) got Colonel Pendleton* to draft a will for me, by the directions I gave him, which will I now enclose. The provision made for you in case of my death will, I hope, be agreeable. I shall add nothing more, as I have several letters to write, but to desire that you will remember me to your friends, and to assure you that I am, with the most unfeigned regard, my dear Patsy, your affectionate, &c.