| Great Britain - 1829 - 696 pages
...looking back, and tracing with an eager eye the meanders by which he escaped the quicksands and mire which lay in his way, and into which none but the...of human events could have prevented his falling. I have become a private citizen on the banks of the Potowmac ; and, under the shadow of my own vine... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...looking back and tracing with an eager eye, the meanders by which he escaped the quicksands and mirts which lay in his way, and into which none but the...of human events could have prevented his falling." Soon after the proclamation of peace, Congress unanimously resolved to erect at the place which should... | |
| David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...looking back, and tracing with an eager eye the meanders by which he escaped the quicksands. and mires which lay in his way, and into which none but the...dispenser of human events could" have prevented his fulling." " I have become a private citizen on the banks of the Pqlowmac, * and, •'_. K •- -"i... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...looking back and tracing with an eager eye, the nu-anders by which he escaped the quicksands and mires which lay in his way, and into which none but the all-powerful Guide and Dispenser of human evcuts could have prevented his falling." Soon after the proclamation of peace, Congress unanimously... | |
| Presidents - 1829 - 290 pages
...tracing with eager eye, the meanders by which he has escaped the quicksands and mires which lay in bis way, and into which, none but the all-powerful Guide...of human events, could have prevented his falling." For several months after his return home, he received, almost every day, addresses from all parts of... | |
| Anna C. Reed - 1832 - 282 pages
...looking back and tracing with eager eye, the meanders by which he has escaped the quicksands and mires which lay in his way, and into which none but the...of human events, could have prevented his falling." For several months after his return home, he received, almost every day, addresses from all parts of... | |
| American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...back, and tracing with an eager eye the meanders by which he escaped the quicksands and mires, vhich lay in his way, and into which none but the all-powerful...of human events could have prevented his falling." " 1 have become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac ; and, under the shadow of my own vine... | |
| Readers - 1833 - 224 pages
...eager eye the meanders by which he escaped the quicksands and mires, which lay in his way, and 'rtto which none but the all-powerful Guide and Dispenser...of human events could have prevented his falling. 32. "I have become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac, and, under the shadow of my own vine... | |
| George Washington - United States - 1835 - 568 pages
...looking back, and tracing with an eager eye the meanders by which he escaped the quicksands and mires which lay in his way; and into which none but the...of human events could have prevented his falling. I shall be very happy, and I hope I shall not be disappointed, in seeing you at the proposed meeting... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1835 - 572 pages
...looking back, and tracing with an eager eye the meanders by which he escaped the quicksands and mires which lay in his way ; and into which none but the...of human events could have prevented his falling. I shall be very happy, and I hope I shall not be disappointed, in seeing you at the proposed meeting... | |
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