 | Josiah Conder - 1829 - 466 pages
...dictates of propriety and duty. For the Great Searcher of human hearts knows there is no wish in mine, beyond that of living and dying an honest man, on my own farm." In the same letter, the illustrious Patriot declares, that the prospect of there being a good general... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1830 - 396 pages
...dictates of propriety and duty. For the Great Searcher of human hearts knows there is no wish in mine, beyond that of living and dying an honest man, on my own farm." In the same letter, the illustrious Patriot declares, that the prospect of there being a good general... | |
 | George Washington - 1835 - 568 pages
...will be necessary to add, my dear Marquis, in order to show my decided predilection is, that, at my time of life and under my circumstances, the increasing...who may have more years in store for the enjoyment. Mrs. Washington, while she requests that her best compliments may be presented to you, joins with me... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1835 - 572 pages
...will be necessary to add, my dear Marquis, in order to show my decided predilection is, that, at my time of life and under my circumstances, the increasing...who may have more years in store for the enjoyment. Mrs. Washington, while she requests that her best compliments may be presented to you, joins with me... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1835 - 580 pages
...will be necessary to add, my dear Marquis, in order to show my decided predilection is, that, at my time of life and under my circumstances, the increasing...who may have more years in store for the enjoyment. Mrs. Washington, while she requests that her best compliments may be presented to you, joins with me... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1839 - 576 pages
...will be necessary to add, my dear Marquis, in order to show my decided predilection is, that, at my time of life and under my circumstances, the increasing...who may have more years in store for the enjoyment. Mrs. Washington, while she requests that her best compliments may be presented to you, joins with me... | |
 | George Washington - 1847 - 568 pages
...be necessary to add, my dear Marquis., in order to show my decided predilection is, that, at my tune of life and under my circumstances, the increasing...who may have more years in store for the enjoyment. Mrs. Washington, while she requests that her best compliments may be presented to you, joins with me... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 1194 pages
...friends bear witness. " It has no fascinating allurements for me," writes he to Lafayette. " At my time of life and under my circumstances, the increasing...who may have more years in store for the enjoyment." Colonel Henry Lee had written to him warmly and eloquently on the subject. " My anxiety is extreme... | |
 | George Washington - 1855 - 574 pages
...will be necessary to add, my dear Marquis, in order to show my decided predilection is, that, at my time of life and under my circumstances, the increasing...have a keener, relish for them, or who may have more y^ars in store for the enjoyment. Mrs. Washington, while she requests that her best compliments may... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 568 pages
...friends bear witness. " It has no fascinating allurements for me," writes he to Lafayette. " At my time of life and under my circumstances, the increasing...who may have more years in store for the enjoyment." Colonel Henry Lee had written to him warmly and eloquently on the subject. " My anxiety is extreme... | |
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At my time of life and under my circumstances, the increasing infirmities of nature and the growing love of retirement do not permit me to entertain a wish beyond that of living and dying an honest man on my own farm. Let those follow the pursuits of... 
