. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. !m< , . YQAJ s abtoH sliW anolsniHafi/ .S e-iofli srft fiio-ri Jript iirr^ ^.■ biori i : ■ ■_! Ill;. I. LADY WASHINGTONS RECEPTIONS (Wash
. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. !m< , . YQAJ s abtoH sliW anolsniHafi/ .S e-iofli srft fiio-ri Jript iirr^ ^.■ biori i : ■ ■_! Ill;. I. LADY WASHINGTONS RECEPTIONS (Washingtons Wife Holds a Semi-Regal Court at Philadelphia) From an old paintincj of the time THE national capital was almost immediately shiftedfrom New York to Philadelphia, so as not to be so dis-tant from the more southern colonies. Here in Phila-delphia Washington held sway for the eight years of his twoPresidential terms (17S9-1797). He soon discovered that hisviews of government were not wholly in accord with those ofmany of his countrymen. The years of weakness and anarchywhich preceded 1789 had deeply impressed on Washington thenecessity of a very strong central government. Hence he wasdetermined, so long as he was President, to enforce his ruleand to uphold the dignity of his high office as equalling that ofany European king. Washington drove about Philadelphiain a State coach with six white horses; and he had his wifehold State receptions at which she stood like a queen upona dais to receive the members of the government. This roused much resentm
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