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A Political and Civil History of the United States of America: From the Year ... - Page 320
by Timothy Pitkin - 1828
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Book of Biography ...: Of Eminent Persons of All Ages and Countries

James Parton - Biography - 1880 - 688 pages
...of my fellow-citizens, and have thence too little consulted my incapacity as well as disinclination for the weighty and untried cares before me, my error...share of the partiality in which they originated." He then proceeded to give an outline of his opinion respecting the policy to be adopted by the new...
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The National Hand-book of American Progress: A Ready Reference Manual of ...

Erastus Otis Haven - United States - 1882 - 582 pages
...of my fellow-citizens, and have thence too little consulted my incapacity as well as disinclination, for the weighty and untried cares before me, my error...and its consequences be judged by my country with souno share of the partiality witli which they originated. Such being the impressions under which I...
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Achievements of Celebrated Men ...

James Parton - Biography - 1883 - 860 pages
...of my fellow-citizens, and have thence too little consulted my incapacity as well as disinclination for the weighty and untried cares before me, my error...share of the partiality in which they originated." He then proceeded to give an outline of his opinion respecting the policy to be adopted by the new...
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Magazine of Western History, Volume 9

United States - 1888 - 1032 pages
...of my fellowcitizens, and have thence too little consulted my incapacity, as well as disinclination, for the weighty and untried cares before me, my error...improper to omit, in this first official act, my fervent supplication to that Almighty Being who rules over the universe, who presides in the councils of nations,...
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Peter's Journal of the First Presidential Count and Washington's ...

Historicus - 1885 - 24 pages
...of my fellowcitizens, and have thence too little consulted my incapacity as well as disinclination for the weighty and untried cares before me ; my error will be palliated by the motives which mislead me, and its consequences be judged by my country, with some share of the partiality in which...
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The Theory of the State

Johann Caspar Bluntschli, David George Ritchie, Percy Ewing Matheson, Sir Richard Lodge - Political science - 1885 - 546 pages
...territory, than a State without belief in God.' Cp. Washington's Inaugural Speech to Congress in 1789 : ' It would be peculiarly improper to omit, in this first official act, my fervent supplication to that Almighty Being, who rules over the universe, who presides in the councils of nations,...
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Preacher and Homiletic Monthly, Volume 14

1887 - 572 pages
...official addresses to the people. In his first Inaugural Address, delivered April 30, 1789, ho says : " It would be peculiarly improper to omit, in this first official act, ray fervent supplications to that Almighty Being who presides in the councils of nations, that His...
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The Washington Centenary Celebrated in New-York April 29, 30-May 1, 1899

New York tribune - 1889 - 140 pages
...confidence of my fellow-citizens; and have thence too little consulted my capacity as well as disinclination for the weighty and untried cares before me; my error...station, it would be peculiarly improper to omit, in the first official act,' : my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being, who rules over the universe,...
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Souvenir and Official Programme of the Centennial Celebration of ..., Volume 2

John Alden - 1889 - 414 pages
...of my fellow-citizens and have thence too little consulted my incapacity as well as disinclination for the' weighty and untried cares before me, my error...public summons repaired to the present station, it will be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official act my fervent supplications to that Almighty...
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The Nation's Birthday: Chicago's Centennial Celebration of Washington's ...

Chicago (Ill.). Committee on Centennial Celebration of Washington's Inauguration, 1789, Union League Club of Chicago. Committee on Centennial Celebration - Chicago (Ill.) - 1889 - 350 pages
...so we are reminded of the words of our noble first President in his inaugural address. He said : " It would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official act my fervent supplication to that Almighty Being who rules over the universe, who presides in the councils of nations,...
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