 THOUGH in reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error, I am, nevertheless, too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the...  Chronicle of the conquest of Granada - Page 1688by Washington Irving - 1859Full view - About this book
 | Guizot (M., François) - Generals - 1840 - 210 pages
...to entreat him to accept a third time the highest power * Washington's Writings, Vol. XI. p. 139. 12 service with an upright zeal, the faults of incompetent...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. " Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it,... | |
 | Popular literature - 1840 - 480 pages
...and mitigate the evils to which they may tend. 1 shall also carry with me the hope, that my county will never cease to view them with indulgence; and that, after forty-five years of niy life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal, the faults of incompetent abilities will be... | |
 | Presidents - 1841 - 460 pages
...my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it, which... | |
 | Edward Currier - United States - 1841 - 474 pages
...my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it, which... | |
 | M. Sears - Statesmen - 1842 - 586 pages
...my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest.' Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it, which... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - Presidents - 1842 - 610 pages
...my defects, not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. " Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it,... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1842 - 794 pages
...my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate...cease to view them with indulgence, and that, after 6 forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service with an upright zeal, the faults of incompetent... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pages
...my defects, not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest. Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it which... | |
 | Samuel Farmer Wilson - United States - 1843 - 452 pages
...my defects, not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate the evils to which they rnay tend. I shall also carry with me the hope that my country will never cease to view them with indulgence;... | |
 | M. Sears - Statesmen - 1844 - 582 pages
...my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors. Whatever they may be, I fervently beseech the Almighty to avert or mitigate...oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest Relying on its kindness in this as in other things, and actuated by that fervent love towards it, which... | |
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