 Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased with all ; and this, my dear friend, being the order for my march, I will move gently down the stream of life, until I sleep with my fathers.  Washington - Sivu 88tekijä(t) François Guizot - 1840 - 230 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | 1921 - 798 sivua
...Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased with all ; and this, my dear friend, being the order of my march, I will move gently down the stream of life, until I sleep with my fathers." In the month of December, 1788, he wrote the following words : "The more I am acquainted with agricultural... | |
 | Kentucky Historical Society - 1925 - 334 sivua
...envious of none. I am determined to be pleased with all, and this my dear friend, being the order of my march, I will move gently down the stream of life, until I sleep with my fathers. It would be very uninteresting to any but myself to inform you, at this late hour, that the City of... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging - 1967 - 1120 sivua
...he performed brilliantly. In 1783 at the age of fifty-one he wrote : "The scene is at length closed. I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers." But he was again called from retirement to serve as President of the Constitutional Convention, following... | |
 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1912 - 422 sivua
...within myself, and shall be able to view the solitary walk, and tread the paths of private life, with heartfelt satisfaction. Envious of none, I am determined...the stream of life, until I sleep with my fathers." ' ' To MAJOR-GENERAL KNOX. MOUNT VERNON, 20 February, 1784. "... I am just beginning to experience... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging - 1977 - 132 sivua
...records that he performed brilliantly. In 1783 at the age of 51 he wrote : "The scene is at last closed. I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers." Again he was recalled from retirement to serve as President of the Constitutional Convention, and following... | |
 | H. G. A. Hooft - 1999 - 262 sivua
...within myself, and shall be able to view the solitary walk and tread the paths of private life with heartfelt satisfaction. Envious of none, I am determined...the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers." It would be another fifteen years before the General would join his forefathers, and the gentle movement... | |
 | George Washington - 1999 - 142 sivua
...emotions, under whatsoever circumstances it may happen. To Burgess Ball, Mount Vernon, September 22, 1799 I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers. To Marquis de Lafayette, Mount Vernon, February 1, 1782 When the summons comes, I shall endeavor to... | |
 | Robert F. Dalzell, Lee Baldwin Dalzell - 2000 - 324 sivua
...private life with heartfelt satisfaction — Knvious of none, I am deternuned to he pleased with alL &: this my dear friend, being the order for my march,...gently down the stream of life, until I sleep with my Fathers.30 Before the Revolution the great issue had been freedom from control by others; now it was... | |
 | Paul M. Zall - 204 sivua
...life with heartfelt satisfaction. Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased with all, and this being the order for my march, I will move gently down the stream of life, until I sleep with my Fathers.1 He underestimated his celebrity as world-class hero. Martha Washington's niece, Fanny Bassett,... | |
 | Stanley Weintraub - 2003 - 240 sivua
...able to view the solitary walk, and tread the paths of private life with heartfelt satisfaction. ... I will move gently down the stream of life, until I sleep with my Fathers." Death was a part of everyday life in his time, and such fancies were unsurprising and without gloom.... | |
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