 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 658 Seiten
...his proudest and happiest moment. ' Sit down, Mr. Washington,' said he with a conciliating smile ; ' your modesty equals your valor ; and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.' " * From this time till the beginning of the revolution, a period of fifteen... | |
 | George Washington - 1837 - 644 Seiten
...his proudest and happiest moment. ' Sit down, Mr. Washington,' said he with a conciliating smile; ' your modesty equals your valor; and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.'" * From this time till the beginning of the revolution, a period of fifteen... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - 666 Seiten
...his proudest and happiest moment. ' Sit down, Mr. Washington,' said he with a conciliating smile ; ' your modesty equals your valor ; and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.' " * A member or From this time till the beginning of the revolution, a the... | |
 | Guizot (M., François) - 1840 - 210 Seiten
...speak a single word ; he blushed, hesitated, and trembled. The Speaker at once came to his aid, and said, " Sit down, Mr. Washington ; your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess."* Finally, in 1774, on the eve of the great struggle, after the separation... | |
 | Charles Campbell - 1847 - 224 Seiten
...stroke of address, that would have done honor to Louis XIV. in his proudest and happiest moment, ' Sit down, Mr. Washington, your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.' "* Washington retired to Mount Vernon, continuing however to be a member... | |
 | 1848 - 460 Seiten
...military services to the colony, his hesitation and embarrassment were relieved by the Speaker, who said, ' Sit down Mr. Washington, your modesty equals your valor; and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.' But it was not solid information or sound judgment, or even that rare combination... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - 1848 - 32 Seiten
...military services to the Colony, his hesitation and embarrassment were relieved by the Speaker, who said : " Sit down, Mr. Washington ; your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess." But it was not solid information, or sound judgment, or even that rare combination... | |
 | William Maxwell - 1848 - 460 Seiten
...military services to the colony, his hesitation and embarrassment were relieved by the Speaker, who said, 'Sit down Mr. Washington, your modesty equals your valor ; and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.' But it was not solid information or sound judgment, or even that rare combination... | |
 | Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1850 - 266 Seiten
...his proudest and happiest moment. 'Sit down, Mr. Washington/ said he, with a conciliating smile ; ' your modesty equals your valor ; and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.3 "* * Wirt's LIFE OF PATRICK HENEY. After the commencement of her residence... | |
 | Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1850 - 276 Seiten
...his proudest and happiest moment. ' Sit down, Mr. Washington,' said he, with a conciliating smile ; ' your modesty equals your valor ; and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.' "* * "Wirt'a LIFE OF PATBICK HENBY. After the commencement of her residence... | |
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Your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess. 
