 | Salem Town - 1848 - 300 Seiten
...solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence...farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." This"address... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1848 - 472 Seiten
...solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection cf Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence...me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and b:dding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here... | |
 | 1856 - 604 Seiten
...him and he replied: — I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence" * * *. "Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire...an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whoso orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments... | |
 | Frederic Myers - 1848 - 252 Seiten
...solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of Our dearest country to the protection of Almighty GOD, and those who have the superintendence of them to His holy keeping. Hating now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action — and here oft-er... | |
 | John England - 1849 - 508 Seiten
...presented himself before the Congress of Annapolis : and at the close of an appropriate address, said : " Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action ; and bidding an atlectionate farewell to this august bodv, under whose orders I have so long acted. 1 here offer my... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1850 - 376 Seiten
...a silence like that of death filled the chamber, he said, with that • dignity which became him, " Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire...body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here ofier my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of life." Though grave and severe when... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis - 1898 - 684 Seiten
...last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence...great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewel to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - 1932 - 220 Seiten
...solemn act of my official life, by commending the Interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping." TO THE GOVERNORS OF THE STATES (1783) "The free cultivation of letters, the unbounded extension of... | |
 | 1923 - 428 Seiten
...valedictory prayer for the Nation : " I commend the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God. and those who have the superintendence of them to His holy keeping." Valley Forge is the place of prayer, as well as the memory of prayer, the memorial of prayer. The Chapel... | |
 | 1895 - 582 Seiten
...last act of his official life by "commending the interest of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them, to his holy keeping." It is well to review the career of Washington, and the men of the South, yes, and the men of the New... | |
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I consider it as an indispensable duty to close this last solemn act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country, to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to his holy keeping. 
