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" The scene is closed, and we are no longer anxious lest misfortune should sully his glory : he has travelled on to the end of his journey, and carried with him an increasing weight of honor : he has deposited it safely, where misfortune cannot tarnish... "
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Dec. 5. 1796-March ... - Page 411
by United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1857
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The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans, Volume 1

James Herring - United States - 1834 - 458 pages
...individual, contributed. In life, malice never tarnished his honor, envy forbore to practice her craft; "favored of heaven, he departed without exhibiting...darkness of the grave could not obscure his brightness."* "For himself, he had lived long enouafh to life and to glory ; for his fellow citizens, if their prayers...
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Practical Elocution

Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1846 - 340 pages
...are Do longer anxious lest misfortune should sully his glory. He has travelled on to the end of his journey, and carried with him an increasing weight...darkness of the grave could not obscure his brightness." The president wrote a letter of condolence to Mrs. Washington. An eloquent funeral oration was delivered...
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Practical Elocution: Containing Illustrations of the Principles of Reading ...

Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1846 - 372 pages
...on to me end of his jourr.cy, and carried with him an increasing weight of honor. He has dejwsited it safely where misfortune cannot tarnish it ; where...the weakness of humanity ; magnanimous in death, the dark-, ness of Uie grave could not obscure his brightness." The president wrote a letter of condolence...
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Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the ...

John Frost - 1847 - 602 pages
...he has travelled on to the end of his journey, and carried with him an increasing weight of honour ; he has deposited it safely where misfortune cannot tarnish it, where malice cannot blast it. Favoured of Heaven, he departed without exhibiting the weakness of humanity. Magnanimous in death,...
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The Life of George Washington ....

Aaron Bancroft - 1848 - 472 pages
...he has travelled on to the end of his journey, and carried with him an increasing weight of honour ; he has deposited it safely where misfortune cannot tarnish it : where malice cannot blast it. Favoured of heaven, he departed without exhibiting the weakness of humanity ; magnanimous in death,...
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Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of Washington

Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1850 - 276 pages
...folding his arms upon his bosom, the Father of his Country expired, gently as though an infant died !" " Favored of Heaven, he departed without exhibiting...darkness of the grave could not obscure his brightness !" Fate had now dealt the last deadly blow to the earthly happiness of Mrs. Washington ! Her children,...
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Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of Washington

Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1850 - 266 pages
...folding his arms upon his bosom, the Father of his Country expired, gently as though an infant died !" " Favored of Heaven, he departed without exhibiting...darkness of the grave could not obscure his brightness V Fate had now dealt the last deadly blow to the earthly happiness of Mrs. Washington! Her children,...
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Annals of the Congress of the United States

United States. Congress - Law - 1851 - 824 pages
...are no longer anxious lest misfortune should sully his glory ; he has travelled on to the end of his journey and carried with him an increasing weight...brightness. Such was the man whom we deplore. Thanks to The life of our WASHINGTON cannot suffer by a comparison with those of other countries who have been...
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The Congressional Globe

United States. Congress - United States - 1851 - 830 pages
...arc no longer anxious lest misfortune should sully his glory ; he has travelled on to the end of his journey and carried with him an increasing weight...death, the darkness of the grave could not obscure hU brightness. Such was the man whom we deplore. Thanks to God ! his glory is consummated ; WASHIXOTOS...
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The Pictorial History of the United States of America: From the ..., Volumes 1-4

John Frost - 1851 - 1058 pages
...he has travelled on to the end of his journey, and carried with him an increasing weight of honour ; he has deposited it safely, where misfortune cannot tarnish it — where malice cannot blast it." During the interval between the sessions of Congress, the seat of government had been removed from...
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