...words were wanting ; he faltered and blushed. " Sit down, Mr. Washington," kindly said the Speaker ; " your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." This year closed with great advantages to the English. The cunning Indians —...

...speak a word. The speaker relieved his confusion by coming to his assistance with the kind remark, " Sit down, Mr. Washington ; your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." The English cause was now more successful than it had ever been, and Canada was...

...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...

...— trembled, and could not utter a word. "Sit down, Mr. Washington," said the Speaker, with a smile, "your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." Such was Washington's first launch into civil life, in which he was to bo distinguished...

...words were wanting ; he faltered and blushed. " Sit down, Mr. Washington," kindly said the Speaker ; " your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." This year closed with great advantages to the English. The cunning Indians —...

...stammered, and trembled for a second; when the speaker [Mr. Robinson] relieved him by a stroke of address. " Sit down, Mr. Washington ; your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language which I possess." — Sparks Life of Washington, vol. 2, pp. 327, 328, note, also relates...

...trembled, and could not utter a word. " Sit down, Mr. Washington," said the Speaker, with a smile ; " your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." Such was Washington's first launch into civil life, in which he was to be distinguished...

...completely defeated as he had been at Fort Necessity. " Sit down, Mr. Washington," said the speaker. "Your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." He entered at once upon the discharge of his legislative duties, attending to...

...capital answer, and the Speaker interpreted it to the House. " Sit down, Mr. Washington," said he. " Your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." It was a trying ordeal for the new member, and if speech-making had been his chief...

...militaryservices 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." 34 But it was not solid information, or sound judgment, or even that rare...