 The foreign officers were amazed to behold one whom so many causes contributed to elevate, preserving the even tenor of her life, while such a blaze of glory shone upon her name and offspring. The European world furnished no examples of such magnanimity....  Daughters of America Or Women of the Century - Page 45by Phebe Hanaford, Phebe Ann Hanaford - 2005 - 752 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | 1831 - 596 pages
...so many causes contributed to elevate, preserving the even tenor of her life, while such a blaze of glory shone upon her name and offspring. The European...America, it was not wonderful the sons were illustrious." It was on this festive occasion that General Washington danced a minuet with Mrs. Willis. It closed... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1834 - 524 pages
...so many causes contributed to elevate, persevering the even tenor of her life, while such a blaze of glory shone upon her name and offspring. The European...America, it was not wonderful the sons were illustrious.' " It was on this festive occasion that General Washington danced a minuet with Mrs. Willis. It closed... | |
 | 1844 - 220 pages
...so many causes contributed to elevate, preserving the even tenor of her life, while such a blaze of glory shone upon her name and offspring. The European...America, it was not wonderful the sons were illustrious.' " It was on this festive occasion that General Washington danced a minuet with Mrs. Willis. It closed... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1846 - 524 pages
...many causes contributed to elevate, persevering the even tenor ( of her life, while such a blaze of glory shone upon her name and offspring. The European...their lips, and they observed, that ' if such were the mac irons of America, it was not wonderful the sons were illustrious." ti " It was on this festive... | |
 | Orson Squire Fowler - 1847 - 322 pages
...so many causes contributed to elevate, preserving the even tenor of her life, while such a blaze of glory shone upon her name and offspring. The European...America, it was not wonderful the sons were illustrious.' " It was on this festive occasion that General Washington danced a minuet with Mrs. Willis. It closed... | |
 | Orson Squire Fowler - 1848 - 310 pages
...shone upon her name and offspring. The European world furnished DO examples of such magnanimity. 199 Names of ancient lore were heard to escape from their...America, it was not wonderful the sons were illustrious.' " It was on this festive occasion that General Washington danced a minuet with Mrs. Willis. It closed... | |
 | 1852 - 460 pages
...so many causes contributed to elevate, preserving the even tenor of her life, while such a blaze of glory shone upon her name and offspring. The European...were the matrons of America, it was not wonderful their sons were illustrious." The Marquis de Lafayette repaired to Fredericksburg, previous to his... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1857 - 810 pages
...so many causes contributed to elevate, preserving the even tenour of her life, while such a blaze of glory shone upon her name and offspring. The European...America, it was not wonderful the sons were illustrious." The Marquis de Lafayette repaired to Fredericksburg, previous to his departure for Europe, in the fall... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1857 - 1030 pages
...so many canses contributed to elevate, preserving the even tenour of her life, while such a blaze of glory shone upon her name and offspring. The European world furnished no examples of such magnanimity. .-,-. :i I ' in of ,n i.'ir, ' t lore were heard to escape from their lips ; and they observed, that,... | |
 | George Washington Parke Custis - 1860 - 670 pages
...name and offspring. It was a moral spectacle such as the European world had furnished no examples. Names of ancient lore were heard to escape from their lips ; and they declared, " if such are the matrons in America, well may she boast of illustrious sons." It was on... | |
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