 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...however injurious, without disclosing secrets, it is of the utmost moment to conceal. But whyshould I expect to be exempt from censure, the unfailing lot of an elevated station ? Merit and talents, which I cannot pretend to rival, have ever been subject to it. My heart tells me it has been my unremitted... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 pages
...attacks. They know I cannot combat their insinuations, however injurious, without disclosing secrets it is of the utmost moment to conceal. But why should...unfailing lot of an elevated station? Merit and talents, which I cannot pretend to rival, have ever been subject to it. My heart tells me it has been my unremitted... | |
 | Thomas Northmore - English poetry - 1809 - 268 pages
...inevitable. In a letter to Mr. Laurens, president of Congress, Washington thus expresses himself; " Why should i expect to be exempt from censure, the unfailing lot of an elevated station? IMei.it and talents, which I cannot pretend to rival, have ever been subject to it. My heart tells... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1811 - 522 pages
...know I cannot combat insinuations, however injurious, without disclosing secrets it is of the inmost moment to conceal. But why should I expect to be exempt...lot of an .elevated station. ? Merit and talents, which I cannot pretend to rival, have ever been subject to it; my heart tells me it has been my unremitted... | |
 | David Ramsay - Generals - 1814 - 274 pages
...insidious attacks. They know I cannot combat insinuations, however injurious, without disclosing secrets it is of the utmost moment to conceal. But why should...censure, the unfailing lot of an elevated station ? Merit and-talentsi which I cannot pretend to rival, have ever been subject to it ;- my- heart tells me it... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1832 - 278 pages
...injurious, without disclosing secrets it is of the utmost moment to conceal. But why should I expeci to be exempt from censure, the unfailing lot of an elevated station ? Merit and talents, which I cannot pretend to rival, have ever been subject to it; my heart tells me it has been my unremitted... | |
 | 1832 - 564 pages
...attacks. They know I can not combat their insinuations, however injurious, without disclosing secrets it is of the utmost moment to conceal. But why should I expect to be free from censure, the unfailing lot of an elevated station? Merit and talents which I can not pretend... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 600 pages
...They know I cannot combat their insinuations, however injurious, without disclosing secrets, which it is of the utmost moment to conceal. But why should...censure, the unfailing lot of an elevated station 1 Merit and talents, with which I can have no pretensions of rivalship, have ever been subject to it.... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - Presidents - 1836 - 530 pages
...attacks. They know I cannot combat their insinuation's, however injurious, without disclosing secrets it is of the utmost moment to conceal. But why should...unfailing lot of an elevated station. Merit and talents which I cannot pretend to rival, have ever been subject to it. My heart tells me it has been my unremitted... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1836 - 534 pages
...attacks. They know I can not combat their insinuations, however injurious, without disclosing secrets it is of the utmost moment to conceal. But why 'should I expect to be free from censure, the unfailing lot of an elevated station? Merit and talents which I can not pretend... | |
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But why should I expect to be exempt from censure, the unfailing lot of an elevated station ? Merit and talents, with which I can have no pretensions of rivalship, have ever been subject to it. 
