 has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than the commission...  Life of George Washington - Page 132by Washington Irving - 1855Full view - About this book
 | George Washington - United States - 1834 - 574 pages
...service, and retaining my colonel's commission. This idea has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than the commission... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 574 pages
...service, and retaining my colonel's commission. This idea has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than the commission... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 658 pages
...commission. "This idea," said Washington in reply, " has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than the commission... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 654 pages
...commission. " This idea," said Washington in reply, " has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than the commission... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 666 pages
..." This idea," said Washington in reply, "has filled me with surprise; for, if you think me NoT. w. capable of holding a commission, that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than the commission... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 632 pages
...This idea," said Washington in reply, " has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me NoT. is. capable of holding a commission, that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than the commission... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1840 - 354 pages
...commission. " This idea," said Washington in reply, "has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission, that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than the commission... | |
 | Samuel George Arnold - 1840 - 238 pages
...wont to mark his conduct. " This idea," said he, " has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, yon must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than... | |
 | Mary Bowley - 1842 - 550 pages
...Washington replied without hesitation, saying, " This idea has filled me with surprise ; for, if you think me capable of holding a commission that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than the commission... | |
 | Charles Campbell - History - 1847 - 220 pages
...2'2. In a letter to Co). William Fitzhugh, dated November 15th, 1754, he said : — " if you think me capable of holding a commission, that has neither rank nor emolument annexed to it, you must entertain a very contemptible opinion of my weakness, and believe me to be more empty than the commission... | |
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