 | William Sullivan - Federal party - 1847 - 478 pages
...tells what his course was. He says, (vol. iv. p. 491,) that Washington, at a cabinet council, remarked, "That rascal, Freneau, sent him three of his papers every day, as if he thought be (Washington) would become the distributer of his papers ; that he could see in this nothing but... | |
 | Richard Hildreth - United States - 1849 - 744 pages
...farm than to be made emperor of the world ; and yet they were charging him with wanting to be a king. That rascal Freneau sent him three of his papers every day, as if he would become the distributor of them, an act in which he oould see nothing but. an impudent design... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 608 pages
...rather be in his grave than in his present situation ; that he had rather be on his farm than to be made Emperor of the world ; and yet that they were charging...distributor of his papers ; that he could see in this, nothing but an impudent design to insult him: he ended in this high tone. There was a pause. Some difficulty... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 612 pages
...rather be in his grave than in his present situation; that he had rather be on his farm than to be made Emperor of the world; and yet that they were charging him with wanting to be a King. That that rascal P'rencau sent him three of his papers every day, as if he thought he would become the distributor of... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1859 - 822 pages
...rather be in his grave than in his present situation; that he had rather be on his farm than be made emperor of the world ; " " and yet, that they were charging him with wanting to be a king." What a striking parallel is here observed between the personal abuse heaped upon President Washington... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1859 - 822 pages
...rather be in his grave than in his present situation ; that ho had rather be on his farm than be made emperor of the world ; " " and yet, that they were charging him with wanting to bo a king." What a striking parallel is here observed be;ween the personal abuse heaped upon President... | |
 | Henry Howard Brownell - America - 1863 - 554 pages
...rather be in his grave than in his present situation ; that he had rather be on his farm than be made emperor of the world ; and yet that they were charging him with wanting to be a king." In opposition to Adams, the candidate for vice-president, the republicans set up George Clinton : the... | |
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... that he had never repented but once the having slipped the moment of resigning his office, and that was every moment since ; that by God he had rather be in his grave than in his present situation ; that he had rather be on his farm than to be made... 
