 I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home than I have the most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this service, I shall...  Life of George Washington - Stran 427avtor: Washington Irving - 1900Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 486 strani
...most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this...shall rely confidently on that Providence which has hitherfore preserved and been bountiful to me, not doubting but that I shall return safe to you in... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1857 - 594 strani
...most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this...undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose. You might, and I suppose did perceive, from the tenor of my letters, that I was apprehensive I could... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1858 - 420 strani
...most distant prospect of finding abroad if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this...undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose, .... and I shall rely therefore confidently on that Providence which has heretofore preserved and been... | |
 | Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1858 - 268 strani
...most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny, that has thrown me upon this service, 1 shall hope that my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose. You might, and I suppose... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1860 - 524 strani
...power to refuse the appointment, although he had used every endeavour to avoid it. " But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this...undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose." The Congress, upon the acceptance by Washington of his appointment, resolved that it was necessary... | |
 | George Washington Parke Custis - 1860 - 672 strani
...most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this...undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose. Yon might, and I suppose did perceive, from the tenor of my letters, that I was apprehensive I could... | |
 | George Washington Parke Custis - 1860 - 756 strani
...stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me npon this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose. Yon might, and I suppose did perceive, from the tenor of my letters, that I was apprehensive I could... | |
 | 1861 - 330 strani
...stay were to be seven times seven years. But as it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown upon me this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it...answer some good purpose. * * * * * " I shall rely, therefore, confidently on that Providence, which has heretofore preserved and been bountiful to me,... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1861 - 298 strani
...unbosomed his inmost mind : " I hope my undertaking this service is designed to answer some good purpose. I rely confidently on that Providence which has heretofore preserved and been bountiful to me." His acceptance at once changed the aspect of affairs. John Adams, looking with complacency upon " the... | |
 | Samuel Curwen - 1864 - 720 strani
...command of the army raised " for the defence of American liberty," in 1775, he writes thus : "As it has been a kind of destiny that has thrown me upon this...undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose. It was utterly out of my power to refuse it without exposing my character to such censures as would... | |
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