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" in office, to which your suffrages have twice called me, have been a uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of duty, and to a deference to what appeared to be your wishes. ... I rejoice that the state of your concerns, external as well as internal,... "
The Atlantic Monthly - Page 369
1927
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Washington's Political Legacies: To which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing ...

George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 232 pages
...acceptance of, and continuance hitherto in the office to which your suffrages have twice called me', hive been a uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion o,f duty, and to a deference for what appeared to be your desire. I constantly hoped, that it would have been much earlier in my...
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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 38

Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 788 pages
...advice of perfons entitled to my confidence, impelled me to abandon the idea. I rejoice that the fiate of your concerns, external as well as internal, no longer renders the pufuit of inclination incompatible with the fentiment of duty or propriety; and am perfuaded, whatever...
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Porcupine's Works: Containing Various Writings and Selections ..., Volume 4

William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 460 pages
...of, and continuance hitherto in the office to which your suffrages have twice called me, have been an uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of...duty, and to a deference to what appeared to be your desire. I constantly hoped, that it would have been much earlier in my power, consistently with motives...
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Porcupine's Works: Containing Various Writings and Selections ..., Volume 4

William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 586 pages
...of, and continuance hitherto in the office to which your suffrages have twice called me, have been an uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of...duty, and to a deference to what appeared to be your desire. I constantly hoped, that it would have been much earlier in my power, consistently with motives...
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The Columbian Orator: Containing a Variety of Original and Selected Pieces ...

Caleb Bingham - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1807 - 312 pages
...conviction that the step is compatible with both. The acceptance of, and continuance hitherto in the office to which your suffrages have twice called me,...inclination to the opinion of duty, and to a deference for what appeared to . h>e your desire. I constantly hoped, that it would have much earlier in my power,...
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The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the Armies of the ...

David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...conviction that the step is compatible with both. " The acceptance of and continuance hitherto in the office to which your suffrages have twice called me,...inclination to the opinion of duty, and to a deference for what appeared to be your desire. I constantly hoped that it would have been much earlier in my...
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The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volume 5

John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...conviction that the step is compatible with both. " The acceptance of, and continuance hitherto in the office to which your suffrages have twice called me,...inclination to the opinion of duty, and to a deference for what appeared to be your desire. I constantly hoped that it would have been much earlier in my...
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Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Army Through ...

Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...of, and continuance hitherto in the office to which your suffrages have twice tailed me, have been an uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of duty, and to a deference for what appeared to be your desire. I constantly hoped that it would have been much earlier in my...
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Elements of Useful Knowledge, Vol. II: Containing a Historical and ...

Noah Webster - Geography - 1808 - 234 pages
...of perfons entitled to my confidence, impelled me to abandon the idea. .'!. 1 rejoice that the ftate of your concerns, external as well as internal, no longer renders the puifuit of inclination incompatible with the fentirr.ent of duty, or propriety ; and am peifuaded,...
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The American Reader: Or, Elegant Selections in Prose and Poetry Designed for ...

Asa Lyman - Bookplates, American - 1810 - 292 pages
...nations, and tl unanimous advice of persons entitled to it confidence, impelled me to abandon the ide 4. I rejoice that the state of your concerns, external...renders the pursuit of inclination incompatible with the sentiment of duty or propriety ; and am persuaded, whatever partiality may be retained for my service,...
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