The Ladies of the White HouseUnited States Publishing Company, 1872 - 658 من الصفحات |
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... nor should the memoirs of such be converted into mutual admiration societies , for the purpose of in- discriminate praise and soulless adulation . In all cases there is but one plain rule to follow , and 8 INTRODUCTION .
... nor should the memoirs of such be converted into mutual admiration societies , for the purpose of in- discriminate praise and soulless adulation . In all cases there is but one plain rule to follow , and 8 INTRODUCTION .
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... admired of the many blooming girls who had rendered the court of the Governor attractive . Married when very young to Colonel Custis , she had lived in comparative seclusion on his farm , devoting her time to her husband and children ...
... admired of the many blooming girls who had rendered the court of the Governor attractive . Married when very young to Colonel Custis , she had lived in comparative seclusion on his farm , devoting her time to her husband and children ...
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... of January , 1759 , she was married to Colonel Washington ; and in an admirable picture of her by Woolaston , painted about the same time , we see some " " " thing of that pleasing grace which is said 36 LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE .
... of January , 1759 , she was married to Colonel Washington ; and in an admirable picture of her by Woolaston , painted about the same time , we see some " " " thing of that pleasing grace which is said 36 LADIES OF THE WHITE HOUSE .
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... admiration and veneration for the immortal ge nius , whose name is traced in imperishable remem- brance in the hearts of his grateful countrymen . Side by side their bodies lie crumbling away , while their spirits , through all the ...
... admiration and veneration for the immortal ge nius , whose name is traced in imperishable remem- brance in the hearts of his grateful countrymen . Side by side their bodies lie crumbling away , while their spirits , through all the ...
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... admiration of Washington possibly occasioned the con- stant comparison , and to me these two temples are as inseparable as the memories of these great men are linked . The weather , which had been indicative all day of a storm , cleared ...
... admiration of Washington possibly occasioned the con- stant comparison , and to me these two temples are as inseparable as the memories of these great men are linked . The weather , which had been indicative all day of a storm , cleared ...
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