On the other hand, the magnitude and difficulty of the trust to which the voice of my country called me, being sufficient to awaken in the wisest and most experienced of her citizens a distrustful scrutiny into his qualifications, could not but overwhelm... Lectures on Great Men - Page 438by Frederic Myers - 1856 - 472 pagesFull view - About this book
| George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 240 pages
...scrutiny into his qualifications, could not but overwhelm with, despondence one, who, inheriting inferiour endowments from nature, and unpractised in the duties...dare aver is, that it has been my faithful study to colled my duty from a just appreciation of every circumstance by which it might be affected. All I... | |
| George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 232 pages
...voice of my country called me, being sufficient to awaken in the wisest and most. experienced of her citizens, a distrustful scrutiny into his qualifications,...but overwhelm with despondence one, who, inheriting inferiour endowments from nature, and unpraclised in the duties of civil administration, ought to be... | |
| Caleb Bingham - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1807 - 312 pages
...and most experienced of her citizens, a distrustful scrutiny into his qualifications, could not hut overwhelm with despondence one, who, inheriting inferior...Administration, ought to be peculiarly conscious of Lis own deficiencies. In this conflict of emotions, all I dare aver is, that it has been my faithful... | |
| David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...civil administration, administration, ought to be peculiarly conscious of his .own deficiencies. Jn this conflict of emotions, all I dare aver is, that...has been my faithful study to collect my duty from ajustappreciation of every circumstance by which it might be affected. All I dare hope is, that if,... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...voice of my country called me, being sufficient to awaken in the wisest and most experienced of her citizens, a distrustful scrutiny into his qualifications,...but overwhelm with despondence one, who, inheriting inferiour endowments from nature, and unpractised in the duties of civil administration, ought to be... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...voice of my country called me, being sufficient to awaken in the wisest and most experienced of her citizens, a distrustful scrutiny into his qualifica^tions,...from nature, and unpractised in the duties of civil adr ministration, ought to be peculiarly conscious of his own deficiencies!. In this conflict of emotions,... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...voice of my country called me, being sufficient to awaken in the wisest and most experienced of her citizens, a distrustful scrutiny into his qualifications,...overwhelm with despondence one, who, inheriting inferior endowment* from nature, and unpractised in the duties of civil administration, ought to be peculiarly... | |
| John Corry - 1809 - 262 pages
...voice of my country called me, being sufficient to awaken in the wisest and' most experienced of her citizens, a distrustful scrutiny into his qualifications,...from nature, and unpractised in the duties of civil admhi« 2 istration, ought to be peculiarly conscious of his own deficiencies. In this conflict of... | |
| Ignatius Thomson - Chronology - 1810 - 220 pages
...in the duties of civil adminiftration, ought to be peculiarly confcious «f his own deficiencies:5. In this conflict of emotions, all I dare aver is, that it has been my faithful iludy to colleft my duty from a juft appreciation of every circumftance by which it might be effected.... | |
| David Ramsay - Presidents - 1811 - 522 pages
...voice of my country called me, being sufficient to awaken in the wisest and most experienced of her citizens a distrustful scrutiny into his qualifications,...•aver is, that it has been my faithful study to col. THE LIFE OF B 1 i I t! lect my duty from a just appreciation of every circumstance by which it... | |
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