 You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation; but if you can continue as heretofore to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends, and...  Life of U.S. Grant - Page 100by Benjamin Perley Poore, O. H. Tiffany - 1885 - 736 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Phineas Camp Headley - Generals - 1866 - 794 pages
...heretofore, to manifest it on all proper occasions. Yon are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation...as heretofore, to be yourself, simple, honest, and uupretending, you will eajoy through life the respect and love of friends, and the homage of millions... | |
 | United States. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War - United States - 1866 - 886 pages
...heretofore, to manifest it on all proper occasions. Yon are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to he yourself — simple, honest, and unpretending — you will enjoy through life the respect and love... | |
 | Republican National Party, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) National committee, 1868-1872, Republican Party (U S. 1854- ). Nationa - History - 1868 - 160 pages
...plural, intending it for McPherson also." Sherman wrote in reply, "You do yourself injustice, arid us too much honor, in assigning to us too large a...elevation; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself—simple, honest, and unpretending—you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends... | |
 | Charles A. Phelps - Presidents - 1868 - 386 pages
...heretofore, to manifest it on all proper occasions. You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation;...friends, and the homage of millions of human beings, who will award you a large share in securing to them and their descendants a government of law and... | |
 | Adam Badeau - Generals - 1868 - 792 pages
...professed to you, and will permit me to continue, as heretofore, to manifest it on all proper occasions. but, if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself,...of millions of human beings, that will award you a lurge share in securing to them and their descendants a government of law and stability. "I repeat,... | |
 | James Harrison Wilson, Charles Anderson Dana - Generals - 1868 - 456 pages
...heretofore, to manifest it on all proper occasions. " You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation...simple, honest and unpretending, you will enjoy through • " Sherman and his Campaigns, p. 166." life the respect and love of friends and the homage of millions... | |
 | Whitelaw Reid - Ohio - 1868 - 1134 pages
...of the merito which have led to your high advancement. . . . You are now Washington's . . successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation...to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, j-ou will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends, and the homage of millions of human beings... | |
 | Albert Deane Richardson - Generals - 1868 - 644 pages
...heretofore to manifest it on all proper occasions. "You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation....heretofore, to be yourself — simple, honest, and uupretending — yon will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends, and the homage of millions... | |
 | James Sanks Brisbin - Campaign literature, 1868 - 1868 - 424 pages
...heretofore, to manifest it on all proper occasions. "You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation; but if you can continue, as heretofore, to be yourself—simple, honest, and unpretending—you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends,... | |
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