 | Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1886 - 500 pages
...encouragement to an address, which, to me, seems big with the greatest mischief that can befall any country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge of...have found a person to whom your schemes are more disai^rceablc. At the same time, in justice to my own feelings, I must add, that no man possesses a... | |
 | Washington Irving - United States - 1887 - 666 pages
...given encouragement to an address, which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge...more sincere wish to see ample justice done to the army than I do ; and as far as my powers and influence, in a constitutional way, extend, they shall... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1887 - 642 pages
...given encouragement to an address, which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge...At the same time, in justice to my own feelings, I nrast add, that no man possesses a more sincere wish to see ample justice done to the army than I do... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 pages
...given encouragement to an address, which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge...more sincere wish to see ample justice done to the army than I do; and, as far as my powers and influence, in a constitutional way, extend, they shall... | |
 | John Fiske - United States - 1888 - 670 pages
...given encouragement to an address, which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge...more sincere wish to see ample justice done to the army than I do ; and as far as my powers and influence, in a constitutional way, extend, they shall... | |
 | James Harrison Kennedy - Presidents - 1888 - 802 pages
...given encouragement to an address, which, to me, seems big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge...own feelings, I must add, that no man possesses a moie sincere wish to see ample justice done to the army, than I do ; and, as far as my powers and influence,... | |
 | Henry Cabot Lodge - Presidents - 1889 - 376 pages
...given encouragement to an address which seems to me big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge...add that no man possesses a more sincere wish to see justice done to the army than I do ; and as far as my power and influence in a constitutional way extend,... | |
 | United States. Joint Select Committee on Newburgh Centennial - Monuments - 1889 - 144 pages
...given encouragement to an address which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge...feelings, I must add, that no man possesses a more serious wish to see ample justice done to the Army than I do ; and, as far as "my power and influence... | |
 | James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - America - 1889 - 848 pages
...encouragement to an address which to me seemsbig with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If 1 am not deceived in the knowledge of myself, you could...person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable. . . , Let me conjure you, then, if you have any regard for your country, concern for yourself or posterity,... | |
 | Pennsylvania - 1891 - 568 pages
...given encouragement to an address, which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs, that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge...person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable." — Washington to Colonel Lewis Nicola, In reply to a letter in which, after calling attention to the... | |
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I am much at a loss to conceive what part of my conduct could have given encouragement to an address which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge of myself, you could not have found... 
