 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, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 588 str.
...Congress disapprove of this proceeding, they will please to signify it, as I mean it for the best. It may be thought that I am going a good deal out...liberty at stake, and a life devoted, must be my excuse. I have heard nothing of the light-horse from Virginia, nor of the regiment from the Eastern Shore.*... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 590 str.
...Congress disapprove of this proceeding, they will please to signify it, as I mean it for the best. It may be thought that I am going a good deal out...liberty at stake, and a life devoted, must be my excuse. I have heard nothing of the light-horse from Virginia, nor of the regiment from the Eastern Shore.*... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 654 str.
...Congress disapprove oi this proceeding, they will please to signify it, as I mean it for the best. It may be thought that I am going a good deal out...at stake, and a life devoted, must be my excuse." This representation, and others of like import, had their due effect. Notwithstanding the extreme sensitiveness... | |
 | George Washington - 1837 - 644 str.
...Congress disapprove ot this proceeding, they will please to signify it, as I mean it for the best. It may be thought that I am going a good deal out...at stake, and a life devoted, must be my excuse." military ascendency, the present crisis was such, as to silence the opposition, if not to change the... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 658 str.
...Congress disapprove ot this proceeding, they will please to signify it, as I mean it for the best. It may be thought that I am going a good deal out...at stake, and a life devoted, must be my excuse." military ascendency, the present crisis was such, as to silence the opposition, if not to change the... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1839 - 588 str.
...Congress disapprove of this proceeding, they will please to signify it, as I mean it for the best. It may be thought that I am going a good deal out...liberty at stake, and a life devoted, must be my excuse. I have heard nothing of the light-horse from Virginia, nor of the regiment from the Eastern Shore.*... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - 632 str.
...Congress disapprove of this proceeding, they will please to signify it, as I mean it for the best. It may be thought that I am going a good deal out...at stake, and a life devoted, must be my excuse." This representation, and others of like import, had their consrem due effect. Notwithstanding the extreme... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - 666 str.
...Congress disapprove of this proceeding, they will please to signify it, as I mean it for the best. It may be thought that I am going a good deal out...at stake, and a life devoted, must be my excuse." This representation, and others of like import, had their cansm« t rf »T . . •*. . . aju|'t till... | |
 | John Adolphus - 1841 - 688 str.
...contend with than I " have. It may be thought," he added, " that I go " out of the line of my duty to advise thus freely : a " character to lose ; an estate to forfeit ; the inesti" mablc blessings of liberty at stake ; and a life " devoted ; must be my excuse !" Congress,... | |
 | Robert Taylor Conrad - 1846 - 900 str.
...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... | |
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