 often and often in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting; but now, at length, I have the happiness to...  American History - Page 203by James Alton James, Albert Hart Sanford - 1919 - 620 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1839 - 580 pages
...found it difficult to distinguish in their art a rising from a setting sun. " 'I have,' said he, ' often and often, in the course of the session, and...my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the President, without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now, at... | |
 | United States - 1839 - 630 pages
...it difficult to distinguish in their art a rising from a setting sun. " ' I have,' said he, ' ofien and often, in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes...my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the President, without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now, at... | |
 | United States. President (1885-1889 : Cleveland) - United States - 1839 - 596 pages
...sun was painted, and that as the delegates were signing the completed Constitution one of them said: "I have often and often, in the course of the session, and in the solicitude of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the president without... | |
 | Washington Irving - Presidents - 1857 - 550 pages
...President's chair, at the back of which a sun was painted, observed to those persons next to him, " I have often and often, in the course of the session,...my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the President, without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting ; at length I... | |
 | Washington Irving - Presidents - 1857 - 588 pages
...president's chair, at the back of which a sun was painted, observed to those persons next to him, " I have often and often, in the course of the session,...my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the president, without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting ; at length I... | |
 | Washington Irving - Presidents - 1857 - 568 pages
...President's chair, at the back of which a sun was painted, observed to those persons next to him, " I have often and often, in the course of the session,...my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the President, without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting ; at length I... | |
 | Washington Irving - Presidents - 1857 - 508 pages
...President's chair, at the back of which a sun was painted, observed to those persons next to him, " I have often and often, in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears at to its issue, looked at that sun behind the President, without being able to tell whether it was... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1859 - 468 pages
...President's chair, at the back of which a sun was painted, observed to those persons next to him, " I have often and often, in the course of the session,...my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the President, without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting; at length I... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1860 - 804 pages
...occupied by Washington, at the back of which a sun was painted, observed to the persons near him : " I have often and often, in the course of the session,...my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the president, without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting : at length I... | |
 | John Nicholas Norton - 1861 - 294 pages
...president's chair, at the back of which a sun was painted, observed to those persons next to him : " I have "often and often, in the course of the session,...my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the president, without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. At length I... | |
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