With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable. Works - Page 28by Washington Irving - 1857Full view - About this book
| John Marshall - Generals - 1805 - 666 pages
...Having drunk, he added, "I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged to you, if each of you will come and take me by the hand." General Knox, being nearest, turned to him. Incapable of utterance, Washington grasped his hand, and embraced him.... | |
| David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...Having drank, he added, " I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged to you, if each of you will come and take me by the hand." General Knox being next, turned to him: incapable of utterance, Washington grasped .his hand, and embraced him.... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...wine, and proceeded. " I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged to. you, if each of you will come and take me by the hand." General Knox being the nearest, turned to him. Incapable of utterance, General Washington grasped his hand and embraced... | |
| John Talbot - North America - 1820 - 526 pages
...Having drunk, he added : " I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged to you, if each of you will come and take me by the hand." General Knox, being nearest, turned to him. Incapable of utterance, Washington grasped his hand, and embraced him.... | |
| Thomas Jones Rogers - United States - 1823 - 376 pages
...Having drank, .he added, " I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged to you if each of you will come and take me by the hand." General Knox, being nearest, turned to him. Incapable of utterance, general Washington grasped his hand, and embraced... | |
| Jedidiah Morse - Indians of North America - 1824 - 524 pages
...Having drank, he added, " I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged to you, if each of you will come and take me by the hand.'' General Knox being nearest, turned to him. Incapable of \Aiw ruice, Washington, in tears, grasped his hand, embraced... | |
| Presidents - 1825 - 476 pages
...Having drunk, he added, ' I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged to you, if each of you will come and take me by the hand.' General Knox, .being nearest, turned to him. Incapable of utterance, General Washington grasped his hand, and embraced... | |
| English letters - 1826 - 432 pages
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| Aaron Bancroft - Presidents - 1826 - 234 pages
...wine, and proceeded. " I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged to you, if each of you will come and take me by the hand." General K unx being the nearest, turned to him. Incapable of utterance. General WASHINGTON grasped his hand... | |
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