Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of WashingtonDerby, Miller,, 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 xiv
... fame - pilgrim though he be , seeks repose ; returning once more , and yet once more , to imbibe its benign and soothing influences . In the quiet haunt it loves , dwell gentle spirits who minister to the wayfarer , and watch , with ...
... fame - pilgrim though he be , seeks repose ; returning once more , and yet once more , to imbibe its benign and soothing influences . In the quiet haunt it loves , dwell gentle spirits who minister to the wayfarer , and watch , with ...
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... fame ! J. W M. Well - ordered home , man's best delight to make , And with submissive wisdom , modest skill , To raise the virtues THOMPSON . MRS . MARY WASHINGTON was born in the Col- ony of Virginia , towards the conclusion of the ...
... fame ! J. W M. Well - ordered home , man's best delight to make , And with submissive wisdom , modest skill , To raise the virtues THOMPSON . MRS . MARY WASHINGTON was born in the Col- ony of Virginia , towards the conclusion of the ...
الصفحة 40
... fame . Before dismissing this portion of our narrative , we cannot refrain from expressing our deep re- gret at an almost entire want of material for those minute details , which , when they relate to inci- dents of personal history ...
... fame . Before dismissing this portion of our narrative , we cannot refrain from expressing our deep re- gret at an almost entire want of material for those minute details , which , when they relate to inci- dents of personal history ...
الصفحة 49
... fame of the Commander - in - Chief of the Armies of America , there was not the most remote allu- sion ! Yet , as the immortal SAVIOR OF HIS COUNTRY gazed upon the beloved and expressive counte- nance turned approvingly and ...
... fame of the Commander - in - Chief of the Armies of America , there was not the most remote allu- sion ! Yet , as the immortal SAVIOR OF HIS COUNTRY gazed upon the beloved and expressive counte- nance turned approvingly and ...
الصفحة 68
... Fame , The echo of a noble name ! " As well might we assimilate the airy graces of a modern belle , arrayed in the ample costume of the present day , with the undraped proportions and severe beauty of an antique statue , as to com- pare ...
... Fame , The echo of a noble name ! " As well might we assimilate the airy graces of a modern belle , arrayed in the ample costume of the present day , with the undraped proportions and severe beauty of an antique statue , as to com- pare ...
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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 fireside pleasures gambol at her feet. Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found?
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 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 225 - THE bark that held a prince went down, The sweeping waves rolled on ; And what was England's glorious crown To him that wept a son ? He lived — for life may long be borne Ere sorrow break its chain...
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 106 - Eske river where ford there was none ; But, ere he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late : For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar.
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.
الصفحة 129 - MY DEAREST, I am now set down to write to you on a subject which fills me with inexpressible concern, and this concern is greatly aggravated and increased when I reflect upon the uneasiness I know it will give you. It has been determined in Congress that the whole army raised for the...
الصفحة 36 - In short, the dastardly behaviour of those they call regulars exposed all others, that were inclined to do their duty, to almost certain death ; and, at last, in despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them.