 Happy in the confirmation of our Independence and Sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States of becoming a respectable nation, I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence; a diffidence in my abilities...  A Life of Washington - Page 136by James Kirke Paulding - 1835Full view - About this book
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 552 pages
...resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence, — a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task ; which, however,...of heaven. " The successful termination of the war verified the most sanguine expectations ; and my gratitude for the interposition of Providence, and... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 558 pages
...resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence, — a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task ; which, however,...power of the union, and the patronage of .heaven. 44 The successful termination of the war verified the most sanguine expectations ; and my gratitude... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - Education - 1828 - 426 pages
...diffidence;—a diffidence in my ability to accomplish a task so arduous,—which, however, was superceded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the...support of the supreme power of the Union, and the blessing of Heaven. 4 The successful termination of the war, has verified the most sanguine expectations;—and... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 562 pages
...resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence, — a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task ; which, however, was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of oift cause, the support of the supreme power of the union, and the patronage of heaven. ' " The successful... | |
 | Presidents - 1829 - 290 pages
..."I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence; a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was...increases with every review of the momentous contest. * * * I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life, by commending... | |
 | Statesmen - 1829 - 432 pages
...resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence ; a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was...the supreme power of the union, and the patronage ol Heaven. The successful termination of the war, has verified the most sanguine expectations ; and... | |
 | Citizen of the United States - United States - 1829 - 504 pages
...resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence ; a diffidence in my abilities, to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was superseded, by a confidence in the rectitude iof our cause, the support of the supreme power of the union, and the patronage of Heaven. " The successful... | |
 | C. B. Taylor - United States - 1831 - 514 pages
...resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence ; a diffidence in my abilities to Accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was...the war has verified the most sanguine expectations, — my gratitude for the interpositions of Providence, and the assistance I have received from my countrymen,... | |
 | American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence ; a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was...gratitude for the interposition of Providence, and for the assistance I have received from my countrymen, increases with every review of the momentous... | |
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