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" I have not only retired from all public employments, but I am retiring within myself, and shall be able to view the solitary walk, and tread the paths of private life, with a heartfelt satisfaction. "
The Writings of George Washington: pt. III. Private letters from the time ... - Page 18
by George Washington - 1847
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The Critical Period of American History: 1783-1789

John Fiske - United States - 1888 - 414 pages
...Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased with all ; and this, my dear friend, being the order of my march, I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers." In these hopes Washington was to be disappointed. " All the world is touched by his republican virtues,"...
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The Life of La Fayette: The Knight of Liberty in Two Worlds and Two Centuries

Lydia Hoyt Farmer - 1888 - 622 pages
...Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased with all ; and this, my dear friend, being the order of my march, I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers." Again La Fayette turned his face toward the New Land of Liberty. He arrived in New York in August,...
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Visitors' Companion at Our Nation's Capital: A Complete Guide for Washington ...

George G. Evans - Washington (D.C.) - 1892 - 296 pages
...heartily these sentiments were echoed by Washington himself, may be seen in his letters of the time. " To move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers," was the aspiration of his heart.* For the next five years the old life was as far as possible resumed....
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Maxims of Washington: Compiled for Use in Schools, Libraries, and All ...

George Washington - Quotations, American - 1894 - 510 pages
...satisfaction. Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased with all; and this being the order of my march, I will move gently down the stream of life, until I sleep with my fathers. 1784. THE GOOD CITIZEN. No wish of my retirement can exceed that of seeing our country happy ; and...
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George Washington, Volume 2

Worthington Chauncey Ford - Portraits - 1900 - 382 pages
...within myself, and shall be able to view the solitary walk, and tread the paths of private life, with heartfelt satisfaction. Envious of none, I am determined...the stream of life, until I sleep with my fathers." So Washington announced to Lafayette his return to Mount Vernon. But force of habit prevented for a...
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George Washington

Norman Hapgood - 1901 - 492 pages
...within myself, and shall be able to view the solitary walk, and tread the paths of private life, with heartfelt satisfaction. Envious of none, I am determined...the stream of life, until I sleep with my fathers." Living quietly on his estate, he was more than busy. Besides the minute details of his affairs, there...
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This Life and the Next: Impressions and Thoughts of Notable Men and Women ...

Estelle Davenport Adams - Death - 1902 - 316 pages
...within myself, and shall be able to view the solitary walk, and tread the paths of private life, with heartfelt satisfaction. Envious of none, I am determined...gently down the stream of life, until I sleep with my fathers.1 The more I am acquainted with agricultural affairs, the better I am pleased with them ; insomuch...
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Early History of Vermont, Volume 3

La Fayette Wilbur - Vermont - 1902 - 420 pages
...Envious of more, I am determined to be pleased with all ; and this, my dear friend, being the order of my march, I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers." When Lafayette came he spent twelve blissful days with Washington at Mount Vernon. At Annapolis the...
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Life and Times of Washington, Volume 4

John Frederick Schroeder - Presidents - 1903 - 564 pages
...Envious of none I am determined to be pleased with all, and this, my dear friend, being the order of my march, I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers." But a mind accustomed to labor for a nation's welfare does not immediately divest itself of ancient...
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The Complete Writings of Washington Irving, Including His Life, Volume 12

Washington Irving - American literature - 1905 - 594 pages
...Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased with all ; and this, my dear friend, being the order of my march, I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers." And subsequently, in a letter to the Marchioness de Lafayette, inviting her to America to see the country,...
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