 | George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 232 pages
...the best exertions of which a very fal.lible judgment was capable. Not unconscious, in the outset, of the inferiority of my qualifications, experience in...diffidence of myself: and .every day the increasing weight ef years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 786 pages
...eyes, perhaps Hill more in the eyes of ol hers, has ftrengthened the motives to diffidence of^iiyfelf: and every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more that the (hade of retirement is as neceffary to me as it will be welcome. Satisfied that if any circumliances... | |
 | 1802 - 440 pages
...very fallible judgment was capable. — Not unconscious, in the out-set, of the inferiority of any qualifications, experience in my own eyes, perhaps...motives to diffidence of myself ; and every day the encreasing •weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1805 - 276 pages
...the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not unconscious, in the outset, of the inferiority of my qualifications, experience in...motives to diffidence of myself; and every day the encreasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not unconscious, in the outset, of the inferiority of my qualifications, experience in my own eyes, perhaps still more in the eyea of others, has ^strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself; and every day the increasing... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1806 - 392 pages
...mere in t!"i- eyes of others, hus strengthened the motives to diffidence of -myself? -end every duy the increasing weight of years admonishes me more...welcome. Satisfied that if any circumstances have givtn peculiar value to my services, they were temporary ; I have the consolation to believe, that... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not unconscious in the outset of the inferiority of . my qualifications, experience...shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will * i be welcome. Satisfied that if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they... | |
 | Caleb Bingham - Elocution - 1811 - 316 pages
...the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not unconscious, in the outset, of the inferiority of my qualifications, experience in...strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself: and everyday the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1811 - 522 pages
...which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not 25* THE LIFE OP *' •QJRii I sc'ous, in the outset, of the inferiority of my qualifications, experience in...strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself; andeve1^day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1813 - 350 pages
...the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not unconscious, in the outset, of the inferiority of my qualifications, experience in...has strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself j and every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement... | |
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In the discharge of this trust I will only say, that I have with good intentions contributed towards the organization and administration of the government, the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not unconscious, in the outset,... 
