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Excerpt from The Alhambra: Selected From Author''s Revised Edition
Washington irving was born in New York, April 3, 1783, the year in which the British troops withdrew from the city. A few months after, General Washington marched in with the Conti neutal army, and the patriotic mother said Washington''s work is now ended, and the child shall be named after him. When W''ashington was again in New York as first President, the child''s enthusiastic Scotch nurse followed the hero into a shop one day and presented his young namesake. Please, your honor, said Lizzie, here''s a bairn was named after you. The great man gently touched the boy''s head and bestowed a blessing upon his future biographer.
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Washington irving was born in New York, April 3, 1783, the year in which the British troops withdrew from the city. A few months after, General Washington marched in with the Conti neutal army, and the patriotic mother said Washington''s work is now ended, and the child shall be named after him. When W''ashington was again in New York as first President, the child''s enthusiastic Scotch nurse followed the hero into a shop one day and presented his young namesake. Please, your honor, said Lizzie, here''s a bairn was named after you. The great man gently touched the boy''s head and bestowed a blessing upon his future biographer.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Washington Irving
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780666639417
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm
Page Count - 68
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Washington Irving
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332098118
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm
Page Count - 70
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