 It may be thought that I am going a good deal out of the line of my duty to adopt these measures or to advise thus freely. A character to lose, an estate to forfeit, the inestimable blessings of liberty at stake and a life devoted must be my excuse.  Life of George Washington - Strana 307autor/autoři: Washington Irving - 1901Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | George Washington - 1795 - 384 str.
...Congrefs difapptove of this proceeding, they will pleafe to fignify it, as I mean it for the beft. It may be thought that I am going a good deal out of the line of my duty, to adopt theft meafures, or to advife thus freely. A character to lofe,—an eflate to forfeit,—the ineftimable... | |
 | George Washington - 1795 - 382 str.
....Congrefs dtfapprove of this proceeding, they will pleafe to fignify it, as I mean it for the beft. It may be thought that I am going a good deal out of the line of my duty, to adopt thefe meafures, or to advife thus freely. A character to lofe, — an eflate to forfeit, — the it>eftimable... | |
 | George Washington - 1795 - 392 str.
...Congrefs difapprove of this proceeding, they will pleafc. to fignify it, as I mean it for the beft. It may be thought that I am going a good deal out of the Hne of my duty, to adopt thefe meafures, or to advife thus freely. A character to lofe, — an eflate... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 648 str.
...conferred on him by congress, and urging many other necessary arrangements, he added, " It may be thought I am going a good deal out of the line of my duty, to adopt these measures, or advise thus freely : a character to lose, an estate to forfeit, 3z 2 CHAP, vin. the inestimable blessing... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 654 str.
...conferred on him by congress, and urging many other necessary arrangements, he added, " It may be thought I am going a good deal out of the line of my duty, to adopt these measures, or advise thus freely: a character to lose, an estate to forfeit, 3z 2 CHAP. vm. the inestimable blessing... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 str.
...he had adopted beyond the spirit of his commission, he concluded with the following observations. " It may be thought that I am going a good deal out...of liberty at stake, and a life devoted, must be my apology." These weighty representations were not fruitless. Congress, by a resolution, invested their... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 str.
...he had adopted beyond the spirit of his commission, he concluded with the following observations. " It may be thought that I am going a good deal out...of liberty at stake, and a life devoted, must be my apology." DEc. 27.] These weighty representations were not fruitless. Congress, by a resolution, invested... | |
 | John Sanderson - 1827 - 374 str.
...stating several measures which he had been compelled to adopt without the sanction of congress, he added, "It may be thought that I am going a good deal out...of the line of my duty, to adopt these measures or advise them freely ; a character to lose, an estate to forfeit, the inestimable blessing of liberty... | |
 | 1832 - 564 str.
...were not within his power, and urging many other necessary arrangements, he added, " it may be thought I am going a good deal out of the line of my duty...character to lose ; an estate to forfeit ; the inestimable blessing of liberty at stake ; and a life devoted, must bo my excuse." The existing army, except a... | |
 | Stephen Simpson - 1833 - 408 str.
...others, he thus excuses and justifies the infraction of his authority: — he said, " It may be thought I am going a good deal out of the. line of my duty to adopt these measures, or advise thus freely: a character to lose, an estate to forfeit, the inestimable blessings of liberty... | |
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