The Works of Washington Irving in Twelve Volumes, 第 10 卷Putnam, 1881 |
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... gave martial splendor to his court , and were obliged to have horse and weapon ready for service , for they lived in a belligerent neighborhood , disturbed occasionally by civil war , and often by Scottish foray . When the banner of St ...
... gave martial splendor to his court , and were obliged to have horse and weapon ready for service , for they lived in a belligerent neighborhood , disturbed occasionally by civil war , and often by Scottish foray . When the banner of St ...
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... gave up all thoughts of foreign ser- vice , and settled himself on his estate on the banks of the Poto- mac , to which he gave the name of MOUNT VERNON , in honor of the admiral . Augustine took up his abode at the homestead on Bridges ...
... gave up all thoughts of foreign ser- vice , and settled himself on his estate on the banks of the Poto- mac , to which he gave the name of MOUNT VERNON , in honor of the admiral . Augustine took up his abode at the homestead on Bridges ...
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... gave him undue preference , and the implicit deference exacted from him in childhood continued to be habitually observed by him to the day of her death . He in- herited from her a high temper and a spirit of command , but her early ...
... gave him undue preference , and the implicit deference exacted from him in childhood continued to be habitually observed by him to the day of her death . He in- herited from her a high temper and a spirit of command , but her early ...
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... gave him throughout life a lawyer's skill in drafting documents , and a merchant's exactness in keeping ac- counts ; so that all the concerns of his various estates ; his deal- ings with his domestic stewards and foreign agents ; his ...
... gave him throughout life a lawyer's skill in drafting documents , and a merchant's exactness in keeping ac- counts ; so that all the concerns of his various estates ; his deal- ings with his domestic stewards and foreign agents ; his ...
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... gave a gravity and decision to his conduct ; his frankness and modesty inspired cordial regard , and the melancholy , of which he speaks , may have produced a soft- ness in his manner calculated to win favor in ladies ' eyes . According ...
... gave a gravity and decision to his conduct ; his frankness and modesty inspired cordial regard , and the melancholy , of which he speaks , may have produced a soft- ness in his manner calculated to win favor in ladies ' eyes . According ...
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熱門章節
第 415 頁 - I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose.
第 313 頁 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
第 365 頁 - Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
第 359 頁 - County, were adopted, and Peyton Randolph, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Richard Bland, Benjamin Harrison, and Edmund Pendleton, were appointed delegates, to represent the people of Virginia in the General Congress.
第 388 頁 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained ; we must fight ! I repeat it, Sir, we must fight ! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us.
第 193 頁 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
第 415 頁 - 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...
第 370 頁 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
第 318 頁 - How far, then, their attention to our rights and privileges is to be awakened or alarmed, by starving their trade and manufactures, remains to be tried.
第 412 頁 - Virginia who was among us and very well known to all of us, a gentleman whose skill and experience as an officer, whose independent fortune, great talents, and excellent universal character, would command the approbation of all America and unite the cordial exertions of all the Colonies better than any other person in the Union.