 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 596 pages
...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...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take mv leave of all the employments of public life. VOL. VIII. 64 QQ APPENDIX. APPENDIX. No. I. p. 11.... | |
 | James Kirke Paulding - 1835 - 294 pages
...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...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take leave of all the employments of public life." He then advanced to the chair of the president, delivered... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 604 pages
...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...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take mv leave of all the employments of Is public life. VOL. VIII. 64 QQ APPENDIX. APPENDIX. No. I. p. 11.... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 594 pages
...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...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take mv leave of all the employments of public life. VOL. VIII. 64 APPENDIX. APPENDIX. No. I. p. 11. MARCH... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - United States - 1835 - 358 pages
...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...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." 108.... | |
 | Noah Webster - Readers - 1835 - 270 pages
...them, to his holy keeping. 7. 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. G. WASHINGTON. December 23, 1783. CHAPTER XXI. SINGULAR INSTANCE OF PATRIOTISM. 1. Edward the third,... | |
 | Edward Charles M'Guire - 1836 - 430 pages
...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...take my leave of all the employments of public life." We have before us the views of Washington in reference to the doctrine of Providence, as habitually... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1836 - 500 pages
...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...take my leave of all the employments of public life." After advancing to the chair and delivering his commission to the * General Mifllin. president, he... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - Presidents - 1836 - 530 pages
...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...farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have long acted, I here offer my commission, and take leave of all the employments of public life." This... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 654 pages
...large concourse of spectators being present. At the close of his address on this occasion, he said ; " Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire...employments of public life." He then advanced and gave his commission into the hands of the President, who replied to his address. The ceremony being... | |
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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... 
