 ... knowledge in the principles of politics and good government, and, as a matter of infinite importance in my judgment, by associating with each other, and forming friendships in juvenile years, be enabled to free themselves in a proper degree from,...  Self Culture - Page 5651895Full view - About this book
 | 1901 - 488 pages
...juvenile years, might be enabled to free themselves from those local prejudices and habitual jealousies which, when carried to excess, are never-failing sources...pregnant of mischievous consequences to this country." For this object Washington bequeathed property granted him by Virginia, which he was unwilling to add... | |
 | George Washington - 1926 - 82 pages
...mischieveous consequen-ces -to this country : — -Under these impressions so fully dilated, — ITEM — I give and bequeath in per-petuity the fifty shares which I hold in the Potomac Company (under the aforesaid Acts of the Legislature of Vir-ginia) towards the endowment of a University l3... | |
 | Eugene Ernst Prussing - 1927 - 588 pages
...of niischievous consequences to this country : — Under these impressions, so fully dilated, Item I give and bequeath in perpetuity the fifty shares which I hold in the Potomac Company (under the aforesaid Acts of the Legislature of Virginia) towards the endowment of a UNIVERSITY to... | |
 | Eugene Ernst Prussing - 1927 - 694 pages
...matter of infinite Importance in my judgment) by associating with each other, and forming friendships in Juvenile years, be enabled to free themselves in a proper degree from those local prejudices & habiG? Washington mentioned; and which, when carried to excess, are never failing sources of disquietude... | |
 | George Washington - 1931 - 704 pages
...matter of infinite Importance in my judgment) by associating with each other, and forming friendships in Juvenile years, be enabled to free themselves in a proper degree from those local prejudices and habi[9Jtual jealousies which have just been mentioned; and which, when carried to excess, are never... | |
 | United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission - 1932 - 636 pages
...towards the support of a free school, established at and annexed to, the said Academy. . . ." "Item. — I give and bequeath, in perpetuity, the fifty shares which I hold in the Potomac company . . . towards the endowment of a University, to be established within the limits of the district of... | |
 | 1903 - 618 pages
...matter of infinite importance in my judgment, by associating with each other and forming friendships in juvenile years, be enabled to free themselves in a...country. Under these impressions so fully dilated, Item. — I give and bequeath in perpetuity, the fifty shares which I hold in the Potomac Company (under... | |
 | State Historical Society of Wisconsin - 1891 - 106 pages
...matter of infinite importance in my judgment, by associating with each oiher, and forming friendships in juvenile years, be enabled to free themselves in a...mentioned, and which, when carried to excess, are never- f ailing sources of disquietude to the public mind, and pregnant of mischievous consequences... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations - 1963 - 518 pages
...After again detailing his reasons why a national university is needed, the will continues : "Item. I give and bequeath in perpetuity the fifty shares which I hold in the Potomac Company (under the aforesaid Acts of the Legislature of Virginia) towards the endowment of a UNIVERSITY to... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Foreign Relations - 1963 - 512 pages
...After again detailing his reasons why a national university is needed, the will continues : "Item. I give and bequeath in perpetuity the fifty shares which I hold in the Potomac Company (under the aforesaid Acts of the Legislature of Virginia) towards the endowment of a UNIVERSITY to... | |
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