 | Richard Hildreth - 1877 - 608 頁
...1783. termination of the war. " Having now finished the workDec. 25. assigned me," he concluded, " I retire from the great theater of action, and bidding...august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, 1 hero offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." It fell to the... | |
 | Joseph Parrish Thompson - 1877 - 362 頁
...to his holy keeping. . . . 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 long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." A... | |
 | John Thomas Scharf - 1879 - 688 頁
...them to his holy keeping. " Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the groat theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to...this august body, under whose orders I have so long acte:l, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life." "Few... | |
 | John Thomas Scharf - 1879 - 678 頁
...them to his holy keeping. " 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 *J long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life."... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 858 頁
...assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to thy C W O Z X# N]s Q o_7 B |p #/ ~ ܙ;/ ͭ J K t ` 2 W 8-v` nrNBBd for all the employments of private life." In reply, the President said : " You retire from the theatre... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1882 - 496 頁
...finished the work assigned me, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body under whose order I have so long acted, I here offer my commission and take leave of all employments of public life." He was a citizen once more. So he laid down power, thereby... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1883 - 668 頁
...of them to His holy keeping. Having finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action ; and, bidding an affectionate farewell...acted, I here offer my commission and take my leave of the employments of my public life.' To which the President replied : — " ' Sir, having defended the... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - 1883 - 612 頁
...them, to His holy keeping. ' 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 long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.' '... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1883 - 880 頁
...assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action ; and, bidding an affectionate- farewell totiiis august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here oiler my commission and take my leave of the employments of 1113- public life.' To which the President... | |
 | Herbert Baxter Adams - 1885 - 126 頁
...has an abiding fame, as that of the American Cincinnatus. These are his concluding words : " Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the...so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take leave of all the employments of public life."2 1 Writings of Washington, III., p. 1. Compare with letter... | |
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... act of my official life, by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God ; and those who have the superintendence of them, to his holy keeping. Having... 
