Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of WashingtonDerby, Miller & Company, 1850 - 190 من الصفحات |
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... Honored Madam : “ As I doubt not but you have heard of our defeat , and , perhaps , had it represented in a worse light , if possible , than it deserves , I have taken this earliest op- portunity , to give you some account of the ...
... Honored Madam : “ As I doubt not but you have heard of our defeat , and , perhaps , had it represented in a worse light , if possible , than it deserves , I have taken this earliest op- portunity , to give you some account of the ...
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... honored Madam , Your most dutiful son . † " We learn from other sources of information , that the indisposition of ... honor , and the disastrous result of which was nearly averted by his daring courage , as it also might have been by ...
... honored Madam , Your most dutiful son . † " We learn from other sources of information , that the indisposition of ... honor , and the disastrous result of which was nearly averted by his daring courage , as it also might have been by ...
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... Honored Madam : " If it is in my power to avoid going to the Ohio again I shall , but if the command is pressed upon me , by the general voice of the country ... honor or advantage , but personally unfortunate and injurious 26 MEMOIR OF.
... Honored Madam : " If it is in my power to avoid going to the Ohio again I shall , but if the command is pressed upon me , by the general voice of the country ... honor or advantage , but personally unfortunate and injurious 26 MEMOIR OF.
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Margaret Cockburn Conkling. of honor or advantage , but personally unfortunate and injurious . Thus did this gifted woman , by claims the most ir- resistible , mature and perpetuate an influence and au- thority , that remained ...
Margaret Cockburn Conkling. of honor or advantage , but personally unfortunate and injurious . Thus did this gifted woman , by claims the most ir- resistible , mature and perpetuate an influence and au- thority , that remained ...
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... honored associations , the peaceful asylum of her youthful fam- ily in the days of her early bereavement , the scene of their innocent sports , their juvenile education , and of her own strenuous exertions and self - sacrificing devo ...
... honored associations , the peaceful asylum of her youthful fam- ily in the days of her early bereavement , the scene of their innocent sports , their juvenile education , and of her own strenuous exertions and self - sacrificing devo ...
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admirable affairs affection affectionate agreeable American Army attended beloved blessed Camp celebrated CHAPTER character cheerfulness Chief Cincinnatus comfort Commander-in-Chief companions Continental Army cordial daugh daughter death delight devoted distinguished domestic duties early earthly exalted expressive fame Fayette Fredericsburg friends grace habits happiness heart Hero heroic hope hospitality husband illustrated ington interesting John Quincy Adams La Fayette Lady Washington letter Lord Cornwallis marriage MARTHA WASHINGTON maternal matron Memoir ment military mind Miss Custis moral mortal vision MOTHER OF WASHINGTON Mount Vernon native noble numerous occasion pairs panegyrists parent passed patriotic Philadelphia pleasure possession present President readers received regard respect reverence Samuel Adams scarcely scene serene siege of Boston sion soldier sorrow Sparks spirit taste thee tion tranquil venerable Virginia virtues Wash Washington counselled wife winter woman youthful
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الصفحة 54 - 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 24 - I luckily escaped without a wound, though I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me.
الصفحة 76 - 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 92 - ... upon myself and given pain to my friends. This, I am sure, could not, and ought not, to be pleasing to you, and must have lessened me considerably in my own esteem. I shall rely, therefore, confidently on that Providence which has heretofore preserved and been bountiful to me, not doubting but that I shall return safe to you in the fall.
الصفحة 77 - scapes i' the imminent deadly breach ; Of being taken by the insolent foe, And sold to slavery ; of my redemption thence, And portance in my travels...
الصفحة 131 - I feel myself eased of a load of public care. I hope to spend the remainder of my days in cultivating the affections of good men, and in the practice of the domestic virtues.
الصفحة 133 - 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 heartfelt satisfaction. Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased with all; and this, my dear friend, being the order of my march, I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers.
الصفحة 92 - 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 defence of the American cause shall be put under my care, and that it is necessary for me to proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command of it.
الصفحة 116 - The General's apartment is very small; he has had a log cabin built to dine in, which has made our quarters much more tolerable than they were at first.
الصفحة 162 - Favored of Heaven, he departed without exhibiting the weakness of humanity. Magnanimous in death, the darkness of the grave could not obscure his brightness.