 Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments...  A History of the United States of America - Page 240by Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1824 - 400 pagesFull view - About this book
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...theater of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.' Having spoken thus, he advanced to the chair of the president, and deposited the commission... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1854 - 616 pages
...retire from the great theatre of action ; end bidding an affectionate farewell to this angust hodv, under whose orders I have long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all employment of public life." f Lossing's War of Independence. f A fac-simile of this account of Washington's... | |
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...theater of action; and bidding an affectionate farewell to this August body under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission and take my leave of all the employments of public life." He would accept other public jobs, of course, but for the moment, Washington was headed... | |
 | Janet Benge, Geoff Benge - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 228 pages
...theatre of action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life. Chapter 17 A Rising Sun George and Martha Washington sat side by side in their carriage... | |
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...theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewel to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." The general was so powerfully impressed, with the great and interesting scenes that crowded... | |
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