 | 1824 - 516 pagina’s
...qualifications, experience in my own ryes, perhaps still more in the eyes of others, has strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself : and every day...the increasing weight of years admonishes me more ami more that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be weleome. Satisfied that if... | |
 | Christopher Anderson - 1826 - 582 pagina’s
...my own eyes, perhaps still more in the eyes of others, has strengthened the motives to diffidence in myself; and every day the increasing weight of years...quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it." Still anxious, in the highest degree, for the health and prosperity of his country, he then tendered... | |
 | Christopher Anderson - 1826 - 484 pagina’s
...my own eyes, perhaps still more in the eyes of others, has strengthened the motives to diffidence in myself ; and every day the increasing weight of years...quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it." Still anxious, in the highest degree, for the health and prosperity of his country, he then tendered... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1826 - 844 pagina’s
...circumstances have given peculiar value " to my senices, they were temporary, I have the conso" ho ion to believe that, while choice and prudence invite...quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid " it" Thus much it was necessary to say, by way of soothing his friends throughout the Union, who expressed... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1826 - 844 pagina’s
...more and more that the shade of retjre" ment is as necessary to me, as it will be welcome. Satis" fied that if any circumstances have given peculiar value..." to my services, they were temporary, I have the conso" lation to believe that, while choice and prudence invite " me to quit the political scene, patriotism... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1826 - 842 pagina’s
...more and more that the shade of retire' ment is as necessary to me, as it will be welcome. Satis' fied that if any circumstances have given peculiar value ' to my services, they were temporar}, I have the conso' lation to believe that, while choice and prudence invite ' me to quit... | |
 | 1827 - 564 pagina’s
...qualifications;, experience, in my own eyes, perhaps still more in the eyes of others, has strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself; and every day...quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it. In looking forward to the moment which is intended to terminate the career of my public life, my... | |
 | J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - 1828 - 314 pagina’s
...qualifications, experience in my own eyes, perhaps still more in the eyes of others, has strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself; and every day...quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it. In looking forward to the moment which is intended to terminate the career of my public life, my... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1832 - 278 pagina’s
...qualifications, experience, in my own eyes, perhaps still more in the eyes of others, have strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself, and every day...the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it would be welcome. Satisfied that if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1832 - 340 pagina’s
...qualifications, experience in my own eyes, perhaps still more in the eyes of others, has strengthened the motive to diffidence of myself; and, every day, the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more thatthe shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome. Satisfied that if any circumstances... | |
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I have the consolation to believe that, while choice and prudence invite me to quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it. 
