Eulogy on George Washington

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Eulogy on George Washington is a famous 1799 funeral oration by Henry Lee III that memorably hailed George Washington as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf funeral oration
speech
about George Washington
associatedWith American Revolutionary leaders
Federalist era
United States Congress
author Henry Lee III
commemorates death of George Washington
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1799
famousFor phrase "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen"
genre commemorative speech
political oration
hasInfluenceOn American civic rhetoric
public memory of George Washington
hasNotableQuote "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen"
hasType public address
historicalContext delivered shortly after the death of George Washington
honors George Washington
language English
portraysAs model of republican virtue
national hero
subjectOf American Revolutionary War legacy
timePeriod late 18th century
workTitle Eulogy on George Washington

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Henry Lee III notableWork Eulogy on George Washington
Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee notableWork Eulogy on George Washington
Light-Horse Harry wrote Eulogy on George Washington
subject surface form: Henry Lee III
this entity surface form: Eulogy on George Washington containing the phrase "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen"