...uncut. 8vo. cloth. New York, 1860. 2 00 1948 WASHINGTON (George.) The Life of. With curious anecdotes, equally honorable to himself and exemplary to his young countrymen. By ML Weems. Illustrated. 12mo. cloth. Philadelphia, 1869. 125 1949 WASHINGTON (George). Life of. By John Marshall....

...uncut. 8vo. cloth. New York, 1860. 2 00 1948 WASHINGTON (George.) The Life of. With curious anecdotes, equally honorable to himself and exemplary to his young countrymen. By ML Weems. Illustrated. 12mo. cloth. Philadelphia, 1869. 125 1949 WASHINGTON (George). Life of. By John Marshall....

...7, 1808, by ML Weems, ihe title being, " The Life of Washington the Great: Enriched with a number of curious anecdotes, perfectly in character, and equally...to himself, and exemplary to his young Countrymen. (Motto — 4 lines of doggerel.) Sixth Edition, greatly improved. By ML Weems, formerly Rector of Mount...

...mention of our numerous gifts from Mr. •as printed incorrectly. We are glad of this opportunity 312 313 NEWS OF THE MONTH GIFTS THE following gifts may be...1706), and Nos. 141-209 (December 30, 1706-April 19, 1708)— 243 sheets in all. Prof. Friedrich Hirth of Columbia University gave the Library a copy of...

...heroes. By the time Weems' biography had reached the fifth edition, Washington was so encrusted with "Curious Anecdotes, perfectly in character, and equally...Honorable to Himself and Exemplary to his Young Countrymen ..." that the man had disappeared beneath the legend ( Augusta, 1806). *Magnolia Christi Americana...

...1964), 1:92-102. 6. The story first occurs in the fifth edition of ML (Parson) Weems's popular book, The Life of Washington the Great: Enriched with a...to Himself, and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen, 5th ed. (Augusta, Ga.: GF Randolph, 1806), 9. Weems claims to have heard the story from "an aged lady,...