 ... board! The usual time of sitting at table, a walk, and tea, bring me within the dawn of candle-light: previous to which, if not prevented by company, I resolve that, as soon as the glimmering taper supplies the place of th'e great luminary, I will...  Life of George Washington: Written for Children - Page 254by E. Cecil - 1859 - 258 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Washington - United States - 1837 - 644 pages
...company, I resolve, that, as soon as the glimmering taper supplies the place of the great luminary, I will retire to my writing-table, and acknowledge the letters I have received. Having given you this history of a day, it will serve for a year." And in this manner a year passed... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 658 pages
...company, I resolve, that, as soon as the glimmering taper supplies the place of the great luminary, I will retire to my writing-table, and acknowledge the letters I have received. Having given you this history of a day, it will serve for a year." And in this manner a year passed... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 654 pages
...company, I resolve, that, as soon as the glimmering taper supplies the place of the great luminary, I will retire to my writing-table, and acknowledge the letters I have received. Having given you this history of a day, it will serve for a year." And in this manner a year passed... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 650 pages
...company, I resolve, that, as soon as the glimmering taper supplies the place of the great luminary, I will retire to my writing-table, and acknowledge the letters I have received. Having given you this history of a day, it will serve for a year." And in this manner a year passed... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 666 pages
...company, I resolve, that, as soon as the glimmering taper supplies the place of the great luminary, I will retire to my writing-table, and acknowledge the letters I have received. Having given you this history of a day, it will serve for a year." And in this manner a year passed... | |
 | John Sartain, Caroline Matilda Kirkland, John Seely Hart - American literature - 1851 - 504 pages
...as the glimmering taper supplies the place of the great luminary, I will retire to my writing table, and acknowledge the letters I have received; but when...feel tired and disinclined to engage in this work, coneeiving that the next night will do as well. The next night comes, and with it the same causes for... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - United States - 1855 - 532 pages
...by company, I resolve that as soon as the glimmering taper supplies the place of the great luminary, I will retire to my writing-table and acknowledge...The next night comes, and with it the same causes of postponement, and so on. ... Having given you this history of a day, it will serve for a year."... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - United States - 1855 - 516 pages
...by company, I resolve that as soon as the glimmering taper supplies the place of the great luminary, I will retire to my writing-table and acknowledge...received ; but when the lights are brought, I feel tired, aud disinclined to engage in this work, conceiving that the next night will do as welL The next night... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - United States - 1855 - 638 pages
...company, I resolve, that, as soon as the glimmering taper supplies the place of the great luminary, I will retire to my writing-table, and acknowledge the letters I have received. Having given you this history of a day, it will serve' for a year." And in this manner a year passed... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - United States - 1856 - 466 pages
...company, I resolve that as soon as the glimmering taper supplies the place of the great luminary, 1 will retire to my writing-table and acknowledge the...The next night comes, and with it the same causes of postponement, and so on — Having given you this history of a day, it will serve for a year." In... | |
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