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. This republication is unique in its detailed commentary on Mason Weems and other biographers of Washington. |
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第 xxxix 頁
... mother ; indeed , for Washington's Mother . As Moncure D. Conway observed : The Washington family has passed into a conventionalization curiously resembling that of the Holy Family : the saviour of his country has for his mother a ...
... mother ; indeed , for Washington's Mother . As Moncure D. Conway observed : The Washington family has passed into a conventionalization curiously resembling that of the Holy Family : the saviour of his country has for his mother a ...
第 xl 頁
... mother of Washington , and no woman since the Mother of Christ has left a better claim to the affectionate reverence of mankind ” ( p . 125 , 1867 edition ) ; Sparks , Writings of George Washington , I , 5 ; Everett , Washington , p ...
... mother of Washington , and no woman since the Mother of Christ has left a better claim to the affectionate reverence of mankind ” ( p . 125 , 1867 edition ) ; Sparks , Writings of George Washington , I , 5 ; Everett , Washington , p ...
第 176 頁
... mother sat . " George , my dear ! " said she , " have you already repented that you made your mother so happy just now ? " Upon this , falling on her bosom , with his arms round her neck , and a gush of tears , he said , " my dear mother ...
... mother sat . " George , my dear ! " said she , " have you already repented that you made your mother so happy just now ? " Upon this , falling on her bosom , with his arms round her neck , and a gush of tears , he said , " my dear mother ...
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