 Though in reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects, not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the...  Handbook of the Administrations of the United States - Page 24by Edward Griffin Tileston - 1871 - 222 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Frost - 1847 - 602 pages
...think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils to which...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it, which... | |
 | Jonathan French - United States - 1847 - 506 pages
...think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils to which...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it, which... | |
 | Alexis Poole - 1847 - 514 pages
...think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils to which...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it, which... | |
 | Christopher Anderson - Christian life - 1847 - 500 pages
...think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the ALMIGHTY to avert or mitigate the evils to which...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it, which... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1848 - 612 pages
...unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensihle of my defects not to think it prohahle that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they...never cease to view them with indulgence ; and that, afier forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal, the faults of incompetent... | |
 | Law - 1928 - 1070 pages
...think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils to which...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. Relying on its kindness in this, as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it which... | |
 | United States. Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission - Political Science - 1941 - 904 pages
...think it probable that I may have committed many errors. — Whatever they may be I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils to which...cease to view them with indulgence; and that after forty five years of my life dedicated to its Service, with an upright zeal, the faults of incompetent... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton - Biography & Autobiography - 1961 - 630 pages
...forty five years of my life devoted with an upright zeal to the public service the faults of inadequate abilities will be consigned to oblivion as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. Neither Ambition nor interest has been the impelling cause of my actions. I never designedly misused... | |
 | John Richard Alden - 1984 - 356 pages
...I may have committed many errors." He hoped that "my country will never cease to view" his mistakes "with indulgence, and that, after forty-five years...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest." The forty-five years was an exaggeration, but no thoughtful person could deny him in retirement "the... | |
 | Various - History - 1994 - 676 pages
...think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils to which...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it, which... | |
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