 With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.  Works - Page 28by Washington Irving - 1857Full view - About this book
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 650 pages
...honorable.' Having drank, he added, 'I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged if each of you will come and take me by the hand.' General Knox, being nearest, turned to him. Washington, incapable of utterance, grasped his hand, and embraced him.... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 658 pages
...honorable.' Having drank, he added, 'I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged if each of you will come and take me by the hand.' General Knox, being nearest, turned to him. Washington, incapable of utterance, grasped his hand, and embraced him.... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 654 pages
...honorable.' Having drank, he added, 'I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged if each of you will come and take me by the hand.' General Knox, being nearest, turned to him. Washington, incapable of utterance, grasped his hand, and embraced him.... | |
 | George Washington - 1838 - 114 pages
...Having drunk, he added, " I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, " but shall be obliged to you, if each of you will come and "take me by the hand." General Knox, being nearest, turned to him. Incapable of utterance, WASHINGTON grasped his hand, and embraced him.... | |
 | John Frost - North America - 1838 - 400 pages
...Having drank, he added, 'I cannot come to take each of you by the hand, but shall be obliged to you if each of you will come and take me by the hand.' In the midst of profound silence, and with the liveliest sensibility and tenderness, each of the officers... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 666 pages
...honorable.' Having drunk, he added, 'I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged if each of you will come and take me by the hand.' General Knox, being nearest, turned to him. Washington, incapable of utterance, grasped his hand, and embraced him.... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 632 pages
...honorable.' Having drunk, he added, 'I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged if each of you will come and take me by the hand.' General Knox, being nearest, turned to him. Washington, incapable of utterance, grasped his hand, and embraced him.... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1839 - 332 pages
...Having drank, he added, ' I cannot come to take each of you by the hand, but shall be obliged to you if each of you will come and take me by the hand.' In the midst of profound silence, and with the liveliest sensibility and tenderness, each of the officers... | |
 | Samuel George Arnold - 1840 - 238 pages
...honourable.' Having drunk, he added, ' I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged if each of you will come and take me by the hand.' General Knox, being nearest, turned to him. Washington, incapable of utterance, grasped his hand, and embraced him.... | |
 | John George Cochrane - 1841 - 514 pages
...honourable." Having drunk, he added, " I cannot come to each of you to take my leave, but shall be obliged if each of you will come and take me by the hand. General Knox being nearest, turned to him. Washington, incapable of utterance, grasped his hand, and embraced him.... | |
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