 Yes, I have ambition ; but it is the ambition of being the humble instrument, in the hands of Providence, to reconcile a divided people ; once more to revive concord and harmony in a distracted land ; the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious...  The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay - Page 144by Henry Clay - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1842 - 518 pages
...under its shades, on its lawns, amidst my flocks and herds, in the bosom of my family, •incerity and truth, attachment and fidelity, and gratitude,...in a distracted land — the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle of a free, united, prosperous, and fraternal people ! ON THE INDIAN... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1843 - 616 pages
...affection in the Union, and lam willing to go home to Ashland, and renounce public service for ever. I should there find, in its groves, under its shades,...truth, attachment and fidelity, and gratitude, which 1 have not always found in the walks of public life Yes, I have ambition, but it is the ambition of... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1842 - 518 pages
...groves, under its shades, on its lawns, amidst my flocks and herds, in the bosom of my family, «incerity and truth, attachment and fidelity, and gratitude,...not always found in the walks of public life Yes. I liave ambition, but it is the ambition of being the humble instrument, in the hands of Providence,... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1843 - 622 pages
...public service for ever. I should there find, in its groves, under its shades, on its lawns, amidst my flocks and herds, in the bosom of my family, sincerity...in a distracted land — the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle of a free, united, prosperous, and fraternal people ! IN SUPPORT... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1843 - 614 pages
...service for ever. I should there find, in its groves, under its shades, on its lawns, amidst my Hocks and herds, in the bosom of my family, sincerity and...in a distracted land — the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle of a free, united, prosperous, and fraternal people ! ; IN SUPPORT... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1843 - 226 pages
...attachment and fidelity, and gratiude, which I have not always found in the walks of public life Yes, Ihave ambition, but it is the ambition of being the humble...in a distracted land — the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle of a free, united, prosperous, and fraternal people ! THE END.... | |
 | Henry Clay - Vandenhoff, George, 1820-1883 - 1844 - 168 pages
...public service for ever. I should there find, in its groves, under its shades, on its lawns, amidst my flocks and herds, in the bosom of my family, sincerity...in a distracted land — the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle of a free, united, prosperous, and fraternal people ! Compromise... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1844 - 634 pages
...public service for ever. I should there find, in its groves, under its shades, on its lawns, amidst my flocks and herds, in the bosom of my family, sincerity...walks of public life. Yes, I have ambition ; but it ia the ambition of being the humble instrument, in the hands of Providence, to reconcile a divided... | |
 | Henry Clay - Campaign literature - 1844 - 88 pages
...public service for ever. I should there find, in its groves, under its shades, on its lawns, amidst my flocks and herds, in the bosom of my family, sincerity and truth, attachment andjidelity, and gratitude,, which I have not always found in the walks of public life Yes, I have... | |
 | George Washington Burnap - American essays - 1845 - 366 pages
...renounce public life for ever. I should there find, in its groves, under its shades, on its lawns, amidst my flocks and herds, in the bosom of my family, sincerity...the humble instrument, in the hands of Providence, of reconciling a divided people, once more to revive concord and harmony in a distracted land — the... | |
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