The Life of WashingtonBelknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1962 - 226 頁 The effect of this "single, immortal, and dubious anecdote," and others like it, has made this book one of the most influential in the history of American folklore. Originally published as an eighty-page pamphlet entitled The Life and Memorable Actions of George Washington, it quickly attained immense popularity. In 1806 a so-called fifth edition was published which contained for the first time the tale of George Washington and the cherry tree; the book has survived to this day, although largely on the basis of that episode. This volume follows the text of the ninth (1809) printing, which included all the famous anecdotes. The first republication of the book since 1927, it is unique in its detailed commentary on Weems and other biographers of Washington. |
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... human angil in a 3 kornered hat and knee britches . · So it is wrong to suppose that Weems on his own determined the nation's view of George Washington . The American public demanded to be told of a Washington who was a " human angil ...
... human angil in a 3 kornered hat and knee britches . · So it is wrong to suppose that Weems on his own determined the nation's view of George Washington . The American public demanded to be told of a Washington who was a " human angil ...
第 92 頁
... human heart is capable , but which no human force can conquer . The New Englanders , who were nearest to these infernal scenes , turned out en masse . Washington hurried on Gates and Arnold with their furious legions ; and to these he ...
... human heart is capable , but which no human force can conquer . The New Englanders , who were nearest to these infernal scenes , turned out en masse . Washington hurried on Gates and Arnold with their furious legions ; and to these he ...
第 185 頁
... human laws are sufficient for the purpose ! Human laws ! -Human nonsense ! For how often , even where the cries and screams of the wretched called aloud for lightning - speeded vengeance , have we not seen the sword of human law loiter ...
... human laws are sufficient for the purpose ! Human laws ! -Human nonsense ! For how often , even where the cries and screams of the wretched called aloud for lightning - speeded vengeance , have we not seen the sword of human law loiter ...
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