 | Edward Latham - Quotations - 1906 - 338 pages
...President of the US (1732-99) — Last words. Washington had said to his secretary, Mr. Lear, " I am just going ; have me decently buried, and do not let my body be put into the vault until three days after I am dead — do you understand me ? " On receiving Mr. Lear's reply that he... | |
 | John Roy Musick - United States - 1908 - 516 pages
...several times but failed. At last he murmured, " I am just going. Have me decently buried, and don't let my body be put into the vault in less than three days after I am dead." Unable to speak, Mr. Lear bowed his head. Washington whispered, " Do you understand?" " Yes," answered... | |
 | Charles Morris - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1907 - 682 pages
...and made several unavailing attempts to speak intelligibly. About ten o'clock he said, " I am just going. Have me decently buried, and do not let my body be put into the vault until three days after I am dead. Do you understand me ?" To the reply, "Yes, sir," he remarked, "It... | |
 | Robert Haven Schauffler - Holidays - 1910 - 368 pages
...at night he made several efforts to speak to Lear before he could do so. He finally said: "I am just going. Have me decently buried; and do not let my...the vault in less than three days after I am dead." Lear nodded, for he could not speak. " Do you understand ? " asked Washington. " Yes." " Tis well,"... | |
 | George Washington - 1911 - 84 pages
...before he expired," writes Mr. Lear, he made several efforts to speak. At length, he said I am just going. Have me decently buried, and do not let my body be put in the vault in less than three days after I am dead. He then looked at me again and said, "do you... | |
 | American literature - 1913 - 910 pages
...several attempts to speak, and at length, with great difficulty, he whispered to Mr. Lear, " I am just going. ; Have me decently buried ; and do not let...the vault in less than three days after I am dead." He then looked at Mr. Lear, and said, "Do you understand me?" Mr. I.ear replied, "Yes;" when the expiring... | |
 | Robert Haven Schauffler - 1915 - 362 pages
...at night he made several efforts to speak to Lear before he could do so. He finally said: "I am just going. Have me decently buried; and do not let my...the vault in less than three days after I am dead." Lear nodded, for he could not speak. " Do you understand ? " asked Washington. " Yes." " Tis well,"... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1916 - 188 pages
...1799] he made several attempts to speak to me before he could effect it; at length he said: "'I am just going. Have me decently buried; and do not let my...could not speak. He then looked at me again and said: 171 " 'Do you understand me?' "I replied 'yes.' " ' 'Tis well,' said he. • ••••• "While... | |
 | William Jackson Johnstone - Presidents - 1919 - 332 pages
...o'clock he made several attempts to speak to me before he could effect it. At length he said: 'I am just going. Have me decently buried; and do not let my...understand me?' "I replied, 'Yes!' " ' Tis well,' said he."288 LAST WORDS OP WASHINGTON "Feeling that the silver cord of life is loosing, and that his spirit... | |
 | William Jackson Johnstone - History - 1919 - 332 pages
...o'clock he made several attempts to speak to me before he could effect it. At length he said: 'I am just going. Have me decently buried; and do not let my...dead.' "I bowed assent, for I could not speak. He Age 67) 233 [1799 then looked at me again and said: 'Do you understand me?' "I replied, 'Yes!' " '... | |
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I am just going. Have me decently buried, and do not let my body be put into the vault in less than three days after I am dead. 
