 Reason first, you are a Virginian, and a Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. Reason second, I am obnoxious, suspected, and unpopular. You are very much otherwise. Reason third, you can write ten times better than I can." "Well," said...  Correspondence Between the Hon. John Adams ... - Strana 167autor/autoři: John Adams - 1823 - 219 str.Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | 1826 - 520 str.
...an amicable altercation on this point ; but Mr Adams persisting in his refusal to make the draft], "Well," said Jefferson, " if you are decided, I will...especially that concerning negro slavery ; which, though I knew his southern brethren would never suffer to pass in Congress, I certainly never would oppose.... | |
 | Timothy Pickering - 1824 - 220 str.
...make the draught. I said, I will not, you shall do it." [Then follows an amicable altercation on this point ; but Mr. Adams persisting in his refusal to...especially that concerning Negro Slavery, which, though I knew his Southern Brethren would never suffer to pass in Congress, I certainly never would oppose.... | |
 | 1826 - 518 str.
...refusal to make the draft], " Well," said Jefferson, " if" you 1826.] Memoir of Richard Henry Lee. 387 are decided, I will do as well as I can." " Very well,...especially that concerning negro slavery ; which, though I knew his southern brethren would never suffer to pass in Congress, I certainly never would oppose.... | |
 | John Wood - 1846 - 438 str.
...the draught. I said, ' I will not, you shall do it.' (Then follows an amicable altercation on this point ; but Mr. Adams persisting in his refusal to...especially that concerning Negro slavery, which, though I knew his Southern brethren would never suffer to pass in Congress, I certainly never would oppose.... | |
 | John Wood - 1846 - 412 str.
...the draught. I said, ' I will not, you shall do it.' (Then follows an amicable altercation on this point ; but Mr. Adams persisting in his refusal to...especially that concerning Negro slavery, which, though I knew his Southern brethren would never surfer to pass in Congress, I certainly never would oppose.... | |
 | George Ticknor Curtis - 1854 - 564 str.
...unpopular. You are very much otherwise. Reason third, — You can write ten times better than I can.' ' Well,' said Jefferson, ' if you are decided, I will...When you have drawn it up, we will have a meeting.' delighted with it* high tone and the flights of oratory with which it abounded, especially that concerning... | |
 | George Ticknor Curtis - 1854 - 564 str.
...will do as well as I can.' ' Very well. When you have drawn it up, we will have a meeting.' Jelighted with its high tone and the flights of oratory with...especially that concerning negro slavery, which, though I knew his Southern brethren would never suffer to pass in Congress, I certainly never would oppose.... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 698 str.
...much otherwise. Reason third— You can write ten times better than lean.'1 'Well,' said Jeffereon, 'if you are decided, I will do as well as I can.'...meeting we accordingly had, and conned the paper over. [After stating what he really liked and disliked in it, Mr. Adams proceeds :] I consented to report... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 726 str.
...unpopular. You are very much otherwise. Reason third — You can write ten times better than lean." 'Well,' said Jefferson, 'if you are decided, I will do as well as I can.' 'Very w«ll. When you have drawn it up, we will have a meeting.' A meeting v accordingly had, and conned... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 710 str.
...unpopular. You are very much otherwise. Reason third — You can write ten times better than I can.1 ' ' Well,' said Jefferson, ' if you are decided, I will do as well as I can.1 'Very well. When you have drawn it up, we will have a meeting.1 A meeting we accordingly had,... | |
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