 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - 632 頁
...important trust," he added ; " Lest some unlucky event should happen, unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the...think myself equal to the command I am honored with." Before the election it had been voted, that five hundred dollars a month should be allowed for the... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - 666 頁
...important trust," he added ; " Lest some unlucky event should happen, unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the...think myself equal to the command I am honored with." Before the election it had been voted, that five hundred dollars a month should be allowed for the... | |
 | William Grimshaw - 1840 - 342 頁
...of their approbation. But, lest some unlucky even! should happen, unfavourable to my reputation, f beg it may be remembered, by every gentleman in the...sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. As tc pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration... | |
 | Samuel George Arnold - 1840 - 238 頁
...his competency, he added : " Lest some unlucky event should happen, unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the...the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to this command." On the subject of pay, he said ; " I beg leave to assure the congress, that as no pecuniary... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - 1842 - 610 頁
...testimony of their approbation. " But, lest some unlucky event should happen, unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the...Congress that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do... | |
 | Mary Bowley - 1842 - 550 頁
...should happen unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in this room, that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with." Four days after the vote of the congress, he received his commission from the president,... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1845 - 250 頁
...testimony of their approbation. " But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the...sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. " As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no pecuniary consideration... | |
 | Jacob K. Neff - 1845 - 642 頁
...upon him ; " but," said he, " lest some unlucky event should happen, unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered, by every gentleman in the room, that I this day declared, with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with.... | |
 | William Hickey - 1846 - 396 頁
...of their approbation. " But, lest some unlucky event should happen, unfavorable to ray reputation, I beg it may be remembered, by every gentleman in...Congress, that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment, at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do... | |
 | Horatio Hastings Weld - 1846 - 250 頁
...testimony of their approbation. " But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavourable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the...sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with. " As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no pecuniary consideration... | |
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I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare, with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with. 
