I have said he, often and often in the course of the Session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting: But now at length I have the happiness... Life of Washington, v.3-4 - Page 438by Washington Irving - 1881Full view - About this book
| James Schouler - United States - 1880 - 560 pages
...course of this session, and in the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to the issue, looked at that behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun." SECTION III. A MORE... | |
| Richard Miller Devens - Industries - 1883 - 756 pages
...have often and often, in the course of the session, and in the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the president,...without being able to tell whether it was rising or sinking; at length I have the happiness to know it is a rising and not a setting sun." The convention,... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American literature - 1884 - 464 pages
...the course of the session and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting ; but now, at this hour, we have the happiness to know that it is a rising, not a setting sun.'"—ED.... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1884 - 440 pages
...the course of the session and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting ; but now, at this hour, we have the happiness to know that it is a rising, not a setting sun.' " —... | |
| George Morgan Browne - American essays - 1886 - 212 pages
...the course of the session and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President, without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting ; but now, at length, I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun.' " Thus... | |
| United States - 1886 - 190 pages
...the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting ; but now, at length, I have the happiness to know that it is a rising, and not a setting, sun. "Madison... | |
| Charles Morris - United States - 1887 - 560 pages
...the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President, without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting ; but now, at length, I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun." The... | |
| William Osborn Stoddard - 1887 - 364 pages
...course of the session and in the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to the issue, looked at that behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun." CHAPTER... | |
| John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1887 - 554 pages
...the course of the session and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting ; but now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising not a setting sun.'" The chair... | |
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