The Writings of George Washington, Volume 14G.P. Putnam' Sons, 1799 |
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Halaman ix
... hands - Little of interest in his retirement - Turpitude of the French nation- His call into activity - Spirit aroused in the people . To Jonathan Boucher , August 15th · 73 Has received his volume on the Revolution - Wishes for peace ...
... hands - Little of interest in his retirement - Turpitude of the French nation- His call into activity - Spirit aroused in the people . To Jonathan Boucher , August 15th · 73 Has received his volume on the Revolution - Wishes for peace ...
Halaman xiv
... for the Custis children - Cannot lessen his income , but offers an estate - As to building and title - Keeping the staff in his own hands . 204 • 209 To Burges Ball , September 22d . The death of xiv CONTENTS OF VOL . XIV .
... for the Custis children - Cannot lessen his income , but offers an estate - As to building and title - Keeping the staff in his own hands . 204 • 209 To Burges Ball , September 22d . The death of xiv CONTENTS OF VOL . XIV .
Halaman xv
... suffer nothing to go by them that they can lay hands upon - Farm work to be done - Building opera- tions - The keeping of horses by overseers . 311 PAGE The Washington Family 317 64 Simon Heynes , 1628 CONTENTS OF VOL . XIV . XV.
... suffer nothing to go by them that they can lay hands upon - Farm work to be done - Building opera- tions - The keeping of horses by overseers . 311 PAGE The Washington Family 317 64 Simon Heynes , 1628 CONTENTS OF VOL . XIV . XV.
Halaman 7
... hand and heart . The expedient however which has been suggested by you , would not in my opinion answer the end , which is proposed - the object of such a tour could not be vailed by the extensive cover to be given to it ; because it ...
... hand and heart . The expedient however which has been suggested by you , would not in my opinion answer the end , which is proposed - the object of such a tour could not be vailed by the extensive cover to be given to it ; because it ...
Halaman 9
... hands , you will have seen the resolutions and proposed address from citizens of Charleston in South Carolina . Their pro- ceedings will , I am persuaded , give the tone to other parts of that State . Two or three very good ad- dresses ...
... hands , you will have seen the resolutions and proposed address from citizens of Charleston in South Carolina . Their pro- ceedings will , I am persuaded , give the tone to other parts of that State . Two or three very good ad- dresses ...
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Halaman 263 - His example is now complete ; and it will teach wisdom and virtue to magistrates, citizens, and men, not only in the present age, but in future generations, as long as our history shall be read. If a Trajan found a Pliny, a Marcus Aurelius can never want biographers, eulogists, or historians.
Halaman 262 - Let his countrymen consecrate the memory of the heroic general, the patriotic statesman, and the virtuous sage. Let them teach their children never to forget, that the fruits of his labors and his example are their inheritance.
Halaman 38 - I have finally determined to accept the commission 'of Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States ; with the reserve only that I shall not be called into the field until the Army is in a situation to require my presence, or it becomes indispensable by the urgency of circumstances.
Halaman 272 - And to my mulatto man, William, calling himself William Lee, I give immediate freedom, or, if he should prefer it, (on account of the accidents which have befallen him, and which have rendered him incapable of walking, or of any active employment,) to remain in the situation he now is, it shall be optional in him to do so ; in either case, however, I allow him an annuity of thirty dollars, during his natural life, which shall be independent of the victuals and...
Halaman 392 - County my True and Lawful Attorney for me and in my name, and to my use, to ask sue...
Halaman 260 - That a committee, in conjunction with one from the Senate, be appointed to consider on the most suitable manner of paying honor to the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his fellow-citizens.
Halaman 285 - I give each one hundred dollars, in consideration of the attachment of their fathers to me ; each of whom having lived nearly forty years in my family. To each of my nephews, William Augustine Washington, George Lewis, George Steptoe Washington, Bushrod Washington, and Samuel Washington, I give one of the swords or couteaux, of which I may die possessed ; and they are to choose in the order they are named.
Halaman 265 - Taught by the great example, which I have so long had before me, never to oppose my private wishes to the public will, I must consent to the request made by Congress, which you have had the goodness to transmit to me ; and, in doing this, I need not, I cannot say, what a sacrifice of individual feeling I make to a sense of public duty.
Halaman 398 - Estate of this Transitory life and that all flesh must yield unto Death when it shall please God to Call...
Halaman 262 - The scene is closed, and we are no longer anxious lest misfortune should sully his glory : he has travelled on to the end of his journey, and carried with him an increasing weight of honor : he has deposited it safely, where misfortune cannot tarnish it, where malice cannot blast it.