| Jeffrey H. Richards, Professor of Theatre Jeffrey H Richards - Literary Criticism - 1991 - 368 pages
...Annapolis, December 23, 1783, he returns once more to the trope by which he has measured his actions: "Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire...Affectionate farewell to this August body under whose order I have so long acted, I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of... | |
| Mason Locke Weems - Biography & Autobiography - 1996 - 230 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. [John C. Fitzpatrick, ed. The Writings of George Washington. 39 vols. Washington, DC, 1931-44,27:284-85.]... | |
| Matthew Spalding, Patrick J. Garrity - Biography & Autobiography - 1996 - 244 pages
...becoming a respectable Nation, I resign with satisfaction the Appointment I accepted with diffidence." "Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action . . . and take my leave of all the employments of public life." So it was that Washington's modesty, self-control... | |
| Alan Axelrod - History - 2000 - 426 pages
..."Having now finished the work assigned me," he tearfully 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." With this, Washington withdrew the documents of his commission from his pocket and handed them to the... | |
| John Marshall - 2000 - 655 pages
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