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Washington's Political Legacies: To which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing ... - Page 68
by George Washington - 1800 - 208 pages
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A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States: Containing a ...

Joseph Story - Constitutional law - 1840 - 394 pages
...that, if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I have the consolation to believe, that, while choice and prudence...gratitude which I owe to my beloved country, for the many honors it has conferred upon me ; still more for the steadfast confidence with which it has supported...
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A Familiar Exposition of the Constitution of the United States: Containing a ...

Joseph Story - Constitutional law - 1840 - 384 pages
...that, if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I have tht consolation to believe, that, while choice and prudence...debt of gratitude which I owe to my beloved country, foi the many honors it has conferred upon me ; still more for the steadfast confidence with which it...
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The American Miscellany, Issue 1

Popular literature - 1840 - 480 pages
...FROM AN ADDRESS BY WASHINGTON, ON RETIRING FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. IN looking forward to the moment which is intended...honours it has conferred upon me; still more for the steadfast confidence with which it has supported me ; and for the opportunities I have thence enjoyed...
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The Life of George Washington: With Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to ...

Mason Locke Weems - Presidents - 1840 - 256 pages
...that if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I have the consolation to believe, that while choice and prudence...intended to terminate the career of my public life, .rny feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment of that debt of gratitude which I...
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The American Citizen's Manual of Reference: Being a Comprehensive Historical ...

William Hobart Hadley - United States - 1840 - 128 pages
...that if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I hare the consolation to believe, that while choice and prudence...forbid it. In looking forward to the moment which is to determinate the career of my political life, my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment...
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The Political Text Book: Containing the Declaration of Independence, with ...

Edward Currier - Constitutional law - 1841 - 474 pages
...that if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I have the consolation to believe, that while choice and prudence...forbid it. In looking forward to the moment which is to terminate the career of my political life, my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment...
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The True Republican: Containing the Inaugural Addresses, Together with the ...

Presidents - 1841 - 460 pages
...that if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I have the consolation to believe, that while choice and prudence...forbid it. In looking forward to the moment which is to terminate the career of my political life, my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment...
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Addresses and Messages of the Presidents of the United States from ...

United States. President - Presidents - 1842 - 794 pages
...that, if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I have the consolation to believe that, while choice and prudence...me to quit the political scene, patriotism does not foriid it In looking forward to the moment which is to terminate the career of my political life, my...
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The American Politician: Containing the Declaration of the Independence, the ...

M. Sears - Statesmen - 1842 - 586 pages
...circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I have the consolation tobelieve, that while choice and prudence invite me to quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it, tn looking forward to the moment which is to terminate the career of my political life, my feelings...
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History of the American Revolution: With a Preliminary View of the Character ...

Samuel Farmer Wilson - United States - 1843 - 452 pages
...that if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I have the consolation to believe, that while choice and prudence...honours it has conferred upon me ; still more for the steadfast confidence with which it has supported me ; and for the opportunities I have thence enjoyed...
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