Martha WashingtonC. Scribner's sons, 1897 - 306 páginas |
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... passed in research and inquiry have not been spent in vain . For much valuable assistance and the use of some original letters , the writer makes grateful acknowledgments to General Charles W. Darling , Corresponding Secretary of the ...
... passed in research and inquiry have not been spent in vain . For much valuable assistance and the use of some original letters , the writer makes grateful acknowledgments to General Charles W. Darling , Corresponding Secretary of the ...
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... passed away with the exchange of manorial homes upon vast estates for dwellings in cities , and with the abolition of slavery from her borders , Virginia still weaves a charm all her own for those who love to wander among her his- toric ...
... passed away with the exchange of manorial homes upon vast estates for dwellings in cities , and with the abolition of slavery from her borders , Virginia still weaves a charm all her own for those who love to wander among her his- toric ...
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... passed fair Rebecca Burwell , 1 Upon the site of the " Governor's Palace " now stands a pathetic little monument of a mother's unselfish devotion , - the " Mattey School . " This school was endowed by Mrs. Mary Whaley , in memory of her ...
... passed fair Rebecca Burwell , 1 Upon the site of the " Governor's Palace " now stands a pathetic little monument of a mother's unselfish devotion , - the " Mattey School . " This school was endowed by Mrs. Mary Whaley , in memory of her ...
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... passed the coach of my Lady Dunmore and her daugh- ters on their way to a ball given them in the old capitol at the other end of the town , which festivity was speedily followed by a day of fasting and prayer for the Colonies , the ...
... passed the coach of my Lady Dunmore and her daugh- ters on their way to a ball given them in the old capitol at the other end of the town , which festivity was speedily followed by a day of fasting and prayer for the Colonies , the ...
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... passing mention . John Custis , the first whose name appears in Virginia , was from Rotterdam , although the family seems to have been of English origin . John Custis of Rotterdam was in Virginia in 1640 , and here three of his six sons ...
... passing mention . John Custis , the first whose name appears in Virginia , was from Rotterdam , although the family seems to have been of English origin . John Custis of Rotterdam was in Virginia in 1640 , and here three of his six sons ...
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Página 182 - For myself, the delay may be compared to a reprieve; for in confidence, I tell you (with the world it would obtain little credit,) that my movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution...
Página 204 - I have also learned from experience, that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go.
Página 34 - Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination and a form indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man: This was your husband.
Página 262 - During the dinner much hilarity prevailed; but on the removal of the cloth it was put an end to by the President, certainly without design. Having filled his glass, he addressed the company, with a smile...
Página 282 - 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 can not, say what a sacrifice of individual feeling I make to a sense of public duty.
Página 84 - 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...
Página 260 - In the chamber of the House of Representatives was a multitude as great as the space could contain, and I believe scarcely a dry eye but Washington's.
Página 78 - God took from Me a Daughter when June Roses were blooming — He has now given me another daughter, about her Age when Winter Winds are blowing, to warm my Heart again. I am as Happy as One so Afflicted and so Blest can be. Pray receive my Benediction and a Wish that You may long live the Loving Wife of my happy Son, and a Loving Daughter of " Your Affectionate Mother,
Página 68 - Let the hospitality of the house with respect to the poor be kept up. Let no one go hungry away. If any of this kind of people should be in want of corn, supply their necessities, provided it does not encourage them in idleness...
Página 68 - ... idleness ; and I have no objection to your giving my money in charity, to the amount of forty or fifty pounds a year, when you think it well bestowed. What I mean by having no objection is, that it is my desire that it should be done. You are to consider, that neither myself nor wife is now in the way to do these good offices.