 You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a...  Oliver Goldsmith - Seite 316von Washington Irving - 1859Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Paul Leicester Ford - 1896 - 376 Seiten
...proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command of it. " You may believe me, my dear Patsey, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that,...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but... | |
 | Anne Hollingsworth Wharton - 1897 - 340 Seiten
...proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command of it. You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that,...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1898 - 636 Seiten
...and enjoyments. — To George Mason : 1769. ACCEPTING THE COMMAND OF THE ARMY. You may believe me, when I assure you in the most solemn manner that, so far from seeking this employment, I have used every effort in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part... | |
 | Worthington Chauncey Ford - 1900 - 378 Seiten
...After announcing the determination of Congress he continued : " You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that,...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but... | |
 | Geraldine Brooks - 1900 - 324 Seiten
...proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command of it. " You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that so far from seeking the appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness... | |
 | Everett Titsworth Tomlinson - 1901 - 544 Seiten
...name for Martha Washington] when I assure you in the most solemn manner, that so far from seeking the appointment, I have used every endeavour in my power...unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from the consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity; and that I should enjoy more real... | |
 | Norman Hapgood - 1901 - 492 Seiten
...preserved : — "PHILADELPHIA, iS/une, 1775. " MY DEAREST, ****** " You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that,...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but... | |
 | Everett Titsworth Tomlinson - 1901 - 540 Seiten
...wife on the following day : "You may believe me, my dear Patsy [his pet name for Martha Washington] when I assure you in the most solemn manner, that so far from seeking the appointment, I have used every endeavour in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness... | |
 | John Frederick Schroeder - 1903 - 554 Seiten
...to proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command. " You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you in the most solemn manner, that,...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but... | |
 | Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines - 1911 - 880 Seiten
...except his actual expenses. To his wife, the one person to whom he would lay bare his heart, he wrote : "I assure you in the most solemn manner that so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it ... from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity."... | |
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