 | George Washington - United States - 1834 - 574 pages
...required. the service, and retaining my colonel's commission. This idea has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that...believe me to be more empty than the commission itself. Besides, Sir, if I had time, I could enumerate many good reasons, that forbid all thoughts of my returning... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 574 pages
...* the service, and retaining my colonel's commission. This idea has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that...believe me to be more empty than the commission itself. Besides, Sir, if I had time, I could enumerate many good reasons, that forbid all thoughts of my returning... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 574 pages
...required. the service, and retaining my colonel's commission. This idea has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that...believe me to be more empty than the commission itself. Besides, Sir, if I had time, I could enumerate many good reasons, that forbid all thoughts of my returning... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 654 pages
...his former commission. " This idea," said Washington in reply, " has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that...believe me to be more empty than the commission itself." He promptly declined the invitation, and added ; " I shall have the consolation of knowing, that I... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 658 pages
...his former commission. "This idea," said Washington in reply, " has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that...believe me to be more empty than the commission itself." He promptly declined the invitation, and added ; " I shall have the consolation of knowing, that I... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 666 pages
..." This idea," said Washington in reply, "has filled me with surprise; for, if you think me NoT. w. capable of holding a commission, that has neither...believe me to be more empty than the commission itself." He promptly declined the invitation, and added ; " I shall have the consolation of knowing, that I... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 632 pages
...This idea," said Washington in reply, " has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me NoT. is. capable of holding a commission, that has neither...believe me to be more empty than the commission itself." He promptly declined the invitation, and added ; " I shall have the consolation of knowing, that I... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1840 - 354 pages
...his former commission. " This idea," said Washington in reply, "has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that...believe me to be more empty than the commission itself." He promptly declined the invitation, and added ; "I shall have the consolation of knowing, that I have... | |
 | Samuel George Arnold - 1840 - 238 pages
...spirit than was wont to mark his conduct. " This idea," said he, " has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, yon must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than... | |
 | Mary Bowley - 1842 - 550 pages
...this Washington replied without hesitation, saying, " This idea has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission that...believe me to be more empty than the commission itself;" adding, "I shall have the consolation of knowing that I have opened the way, when the smallness of... | |
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Commission. This idea has filled me with surprise : for, if you think me capable of holding a Commission that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty... 
