| United States - 1839 - 630 pages
...few members near him that painters had found it difficult to distinguish in their art a rising sun from a setting sun. " ' I have,' said he, ' often...know, that it is a rising and not a setting sun.*"' It is not our intention, as already mentioned, to enter at present into an examination of these manuscripts... | |
| United States - 1839 - 622 pages
...few members near him that painters had found it difficult to distinguish in their art a rising sun from a setting sun. " ' I have,' said he, ' often...know, that it is a rising and not a setting sun.' " It is not our intention, as already mentioned, to enter at present into an examination of these manuscripts... | |
| 1839 - 580 pages
...course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the President, without being able to tell whether...know that it is a rising, and not a setting sun.' " — Democratic Review, March, 1839. Article on the Madison papers. 'T WAS at the hour of summer eve,... | |
| Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional history - 1845 - 672 pages
...sun happened to be painted, observed to a few members near him, that painters had found it difficult to distinguish, in their art, a rising from a setting...know that it is a rising, and not a setting sun." 48 ' i • j LETTERS WRITTEN AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION. TO GENERAL WASHINGTON.... | |
| Periodicals - 1845 - 732 pages
...him, that painters had found it difficult to distinguish in their art a rising from a setting sun. 1 have, said he, often and often in the course of the...know, that it is a rising and not a setting sun." Thus closed the labors of the most important and memorable assembly of lawmakers, that has been convened... | |
| Andrew White Young - International law - 1858 - 460 pages
...sun happened to be painted, observed to a few members near him, that painters had found it difficult to distinguish, in their art, a rising from a setting...to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun." The following are the names of delegates who were absent. Those whose names are in Italic never attended.... | |
| Evert Augustus Duyckinck - Portraits, American - 1862 - 686 pages
...vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that b*ehind the President, without beino7 О able to tell whether it was rising or setting ; but...know, that it is a rising, and not a setting sun.' " г The venerable Nestor of three generations ; born in the old Puritan time, with the shades of the... | |
| Jonathan Elliot - Constitutional history - 1863 - 680 pages
...sun happened to be painted, observed to a few members near him, that painters had found it difficult to distinguish, in their art, a rising from a setting...know that it is a rising, and not a setting sun." 48 LETTEES WRITTEN AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION. TO GENERAL WASHINGTON. NEW YORK,... | |
| James Parton - Statesmen - 1864 - 728 pages
...fears as to its issue, looked at that behind * "Life and Works of Franklin," by .lured Sparks, I., 519 the president, without being able to tell whether...know, that it is a rising and not a setting sun.' "* The Convention adjourned on the 17th of September. Perhaps, I may mention, as a striking illustration... | |
| Christopher James Riethmüller - 1864 - 480 pages
...President's chair, and said:—" Often and often, in the course of the session, I have looked at it without being able to tell whether it was rising or...know, that it is a rising, and not a setting sun." Of the delegates from New York, the name of Hamilton is alone attached to the instrument. His two colleagues... | |
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