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" Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born, and one is buried. I now leave, not knowing when or whether ever I may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested... "
American Presidents: Farewell Messages to the Nation, 1796-2001 - Page 11
edited by - 2003 - 477 pages
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Lincoln, the Man of the People

William Harrison Mace - 1912 - 226 pages
...Lincoln's office bookcase, chair, and inkstand lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail....
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Personal Traits of Abraham Lincoln

Helen Nicolay - Biography & Autobiography - 1912 - 426 pages
...of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born,...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting...
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Selections from the Letters and Speeches of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln - 1912 - 180 pages
...of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born,...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail....
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The Methodist Review, Volume 67; Volume 89

Methodist Church - 1907 - 1038 pages
...he left Springfield, where he had lived for twenty-five years, he said to his neighbors and friends: "I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting...
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United States History for Schools

Edmond Stephen Meany - United States - 1912 - 650 pages
...of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born,...is buried. I now leave, not knowing when or whether I ever may return, with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington. Without the...
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In Memoriam, Charles Joseph Little: Born September 21, 1840, Died March 11, 1911

Charles J. Little - Methodism - 1912 - 334 pages
...parted from his friends and neighbors, "not knowing," he said, "when or whether ever I may return and with a task before me greater than that which rested upon Washington." And then he added : "Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed....
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How to Master the Spoken Word: Designed as a Self-instructor for All who ...

Edwin Gordon Lawrence - Oratory - 1913 - 444 pages
...kindness of this people I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him I can not succeed. With that assistance I can not fail....
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St. Nicholas: A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls, Volume 40

Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1913 - 638 pages
...of Ihcsc people, I owe everything. Here I have lived 'a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail....
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St. Nicholas, Volume 40, Part 1

Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1913 - 824 pages
...of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail....
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The Art of Writing English: A Book for College Classes

Rollo Walter Brown, Nathaniel Waring Barnes - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1913 - 400 pages
...of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children have been born,...which rested upon Washington. Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail....
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