 | Peter F. Copeland, Coloring Books - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2003 - 52 pages
...the Treaty of Paris offtcially ended the Revolutionary War and America became an independent nation. bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body...take my leave of all the employments of public life." Washington then departed for Virginia to rejoin his beloved family and estate at Mount Vernon. 34 Coming... | |
 | Peter F. Copeland, Coloring Books - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2003 - 52 pages
...stated. "Having now ftnished the work assigned me. I retire from the great theatre of Action; and hidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under...take my leave of all the employments of public life." Washington then departed for Virginia to rejoin his beloved family and estate at Mount Vernon. Coming... | |
 | John P. Kaminski - Presidents - 2004 - 68 pages
...most penetrating manner, "Having now finished the work assigned me I retire from the great theater of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to...take my leave of all the employments of public life." So saying he drew out from his bosom his commission and delivered it up to the president of Congress... | |
 | Mary L. Williamson - 2004 - 132 pages
...speech concluding thus: "Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theater of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to...acted, I here offer my commission and take my leave of 102 all the employments of public life." He then advanced and laid his commission in the president's... | |
 | A. A. Sorensen - 2005 - 404 pages
...disaster — words that were written for the occasion by Thomas Jefferson. He concluded by saying, "Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire...take my leave of all the employments of public life." pers and Aaron Turner, who was to help him sort and arrange them. Peace had been won, but could it... | |
 | Bruce Chadwick - History - 2005 - 595 pages
...the hushed chamber that "having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theater of action; and bidding an affectionate farewell to...offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employment of public life." McHenry was as overwrought with feeling as everyone else in the chamber.... | |
 | Washington Irving - Biography & Autobiography - 2005 - 417 pages
...of Almighty God ; and those who have the superintendence of them, to his holy keeping. " Having HOW finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great...farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." "... | |
 | Alan Axelrod - History - 2007 - 398 pages
..."HAVING NOW FINISHED the work assigned me," he tearfullv declared, "I retire from the great theater of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to...take my leave of all the employments of public life." Washington withdrew the documents of his commission from his pocket and handed them to the president... | |
 | Carson Holloway - Political Science - 2008 - 244 pages
...(including constitutional reform), he resigned his commission before Congress in December of 1783: "Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire...take my leave of all the employments of public life" (W 547-48). Jefferson soon wrote to him: "the moderation & virtue of a single character has probably... | |
 | Mark McNeilly - History - 2008 - 224 pages
...resignation as the commander-in-chief of the army on December 23, 1783, in another emotional ceremony: "Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire...take my leave of all the employments of public life." Washington then set out for Mount Vernon, reaching it on New Year's Eve, with the intent of enjoying... | |
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I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending; the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping. " Having... 
