| Samuel George Arnold - 1840 - 238 pages
...constitutional way, extend, they shall be employed to the utmost of my ability to effect it, should there be any occasion. Let me conjure you, then, if you have any...or any one else, a sentiment of the like nature." What a noble reply ! It could have sprung only from the loftiest virtue ; the most disinterested patriotism.... | |
| François Guizot - Presidents - 1840 - 262 pages
...knowledge of myself, you could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable. Let me conjure you then, if you have any regard for your country, concern for yourself and posterity, or respect for me, to banish these thoughts from your mind, and never communicate, as... | |
| 1841 - 566 pages
...way extend, they shall be employed to the utmost oí my abilities to effect it, should there be any occasion. Let me conjure you, then, if you have any regard for your country, concern for yourself or posl< rity, or respect for me, to banish these thoughts from your mind, and never communicate as from... | |
| John George Cochrane - 1841 - 514 pages
...way extend, they shall be employed to the utmost of my abilities to effect it, should there be any occasion. Let me conjure you, then, if you have any regard for your country, concern lor yourself or posterity, or respect for me, to banish these thoughts from your mind, and never communicate... | |
| Emma Willard - United States - 1843 - 500 pages
...way, extend, they shall be employed to the utmost of my abilities to effect it, should there be any occasion. Let me conjure you, then, if you have any...or any one else, a sentiment of the like nature." Thus nipped in the bud, nothing more was heard of the project of making Washington a king. But the... | |
| Charles Jacobs Peterson - Military biography - 1848 - 586 pages
...way, extend, they shall be employed to the utmost of my abilities to effect it, should there be any occasion. Let me conjure you, then, if you have any...communicate, as from yourself or any one else, a sentiment of a like nature. " I am, Sir, &c., GEORGE WASHINGTON." After the receipt of this letter nothing more... | |
| 1850 - 534 pages
...you could not have found a person to whom your schemes were more disagreeable. Let me conjure you, if you have any regard for your country, concern for yourself or posterity, to banish such thoughts from your mind.' Thus did this single-minded man disdainfully thrust aside... | |
| Emma Willard - United States - 1852 - 560 pages
...way, extend, they shall be employed to the utmost of my abilities to effect it, should there be any occasion. Let me conjure you, then, if you have any...or any one else, a sentiment of the like nature." Thus nipped in the bud, nothing more was heard of the project of making Washington a king. But the... | |
| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1852 - 948 pages
...way, extend, they shall be employed to the utmost of my abilities to effect it, should there be my ccasion. Let ]0 fur yourself or posterity, or respect for me, to banish these thoughts from your mind, and never communicate,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1857 - 1194 pages
...way, extend, they shall be employed to the utmost of my abilities to effect it, should there be any occasion. Let me conjure you, then, if you have any...yourself or any one else, a sentiment of the like nature. " On the 2d of August, Sir Guy Carleton and Admiral Digby wrote a joint letter to Washington, informing... | |
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