 You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a...  Life of George Washington: Written for Children - Page 63by E. Cecil - 1859 - 258 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Worthington Chauncey Ford - Presidents - 1900 - 378 pages
...you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness...of its being a trust too great for my capacity, and that I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant... | |
 | Norman Hapgood - 1901 - 492 pages
...you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness...of its being a trust too great for my capacity, and that I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant... | |
 | Everett Titsworth Tomlinson - United States - 1901 - 544 pages
...you in the most solemn manner, that so far from seeking the appointment, I have used every endeavour in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from the consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity; and that I should enjoy more real... | |
 | John Frederick Schroeder - 1903 - 552 pages
...you in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness...of its being a trust too great for my capacity, and that I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home than I have the most distant... | |
 | Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1911 - 880 pages
...manner that so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it ... from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity." "A kind of destiny" had thrown him into this service, and he could not refuse. Upon his arrival at... | |
 | United States - 1904 - 430 pages
...that so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, ... from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity." " A kind of destiny " had thrown him into this service, and he could not refuse. Upon his arrival at... | |
 | George Washington - Presidents - 1908 - 500 pages
...you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness...of its being a trust too great for my capacity, and that I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1910 - 468 pages
...communicating to her his appointment as Commander-in-Chief, he said : " I have used every endeavour in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness...its being a trust too great for my capacity ; and that I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1911 - 848 pages
...you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness...of its being a trust too great for my capacity, and that I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant... | |
 | History - 1914 - 302 pages
...in the most solemn manner, that, so far from my seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it — not only from my unwillingness...with you and the family, but from a consciousness of it being a trust too great for my capacity and that I should enjoy more real happiness with you at... | |
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