 | Railroad engineering - 1834 - 436 pages
...necessary for mo to proceed immediate, ly to Boston, to take upo:i me the command of it. You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid il, not only from a con. sciou?ness of its being a trust too great for... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 578 pages
...necessary for me to proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command of it. You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most...so far from seeking this appointment. I have used even" endeavour in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part widi you and the family,... | |
 | James Kirke Paulding - 1835 - 228 pages
...necessary for me to proceed immediately to Boston, to take upon me the command of it. You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you in the most solemn...to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part from you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity, and... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 pages
...of his letters to that lady which has . L*L . been preserved : " You may believe me, my dear 1775. " Patsy, when I assure you in the most solemn " manner that so far from seeking this appoint" ment I have used every endeavour in my power " to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 666 pages
...heart. 130 JEr. 43.] LIFE OF WASHINGTON. " You may believe me," said he, " when I assure you, CHAPTER in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this *"' appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to i775. avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family,... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1846 - 644 pages
...his heart. Hii reply to Congreu. 130 T. 43.] LIFE OF WASHINGTON. " You may believe me," said he, " when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that,...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from ny unwillingness to part with you and the family, but... | |
 | Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1850 - 204 pages
...necessary for me to proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command of it. " You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 1384 pages
...to her on the subject is written in a tone of manly tenderness. " You may believe me," writes he, " when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that,...far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but... | |
 | Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1850 - 276 pages
...eyes than her own to trace the cherished records. «•* " You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when 1 assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but... | |
 | Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1850 - 266 pages
...other eyes than her own to trace the cherished records. " You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when 1 assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but... | |
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You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a... 
