Historic shrines of America; being the story of one hundred and twenty historic buildings and the pioneers who made them notable . WASHINGTON COLLEGE BUILDING, LEXINGTON, VA. PlwU> hi, Ill. H. IVnIlaceSee page 285. BRUTON PARISH CHURCH, WILLIAMSBURG, VA. //,„/„ /,,/ // P. CookSee page 288 HOMES AND HAUNTS OF THE CAVALIERS 283 offered in a courtly manner. He is slight in figure, butnot tall, and has a grand head and clear gray eyes. To the home of George Mason other men of notedelighted to come. In the guest room Jefferson andRichard Henry Lee, as well as Washington, slept morethan once. Pat
Historic shrines of America; being the story of one hundred and twenty historic buildings and the pioneers who made them notable . WASHINGTON COLLEGE BUILDING, LEXINGTON, VA. PlwU> hi, Ill. H. IVnIlaceSee page 285. BRUTON PARISH CHURCH, WILLIAMSBURG, VA. //,„/„ /,,/ // P. CookSee page 288 HOMES AND HAUNTS OF THE CAVALIERS 283 offered in a courtly manner. He is slight in figure, butnot tall, and has a grand head and clear gray eyes. To the home of George Mason other men of notedelighted to come. In the guest room Jefferson andRichard Henry Lee, as well as Washington, slept morethan once. Patrick Henry, too, was a welcome visitorat Gunston Hall. George Mason had as high an opin-ion of the orator as Patrick Henry had of the states-man. He is by far the most powerful speaker I everheard, Mason once said of Henry; every word hesays not only engages but commands the attention; andyour passions are no longer your own when he addressesthem. But his eloquence is the smallest part of hismerit. He is in my opinion the first man upon this con-tinent, as well in abilities as public virtues, and had helived in Rome about the time of the first Punic War,when the Roman people had arrived at their meridiangl
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