 | Owen Wister - Presidents - 1907 - 366 pages
...personal abuse which had been bestowed on him, defied any man on earth to produce one single act of his since he had been in the government which was...once the having slipped the moment of resigning his ofHce, and that was every moment since, that by God he would 223 •"*., situation. That he had rather... | |
 | Will Carleton - 1907 - 748 pages
...personal abuse which had been bestowed on him; defied any man on earth to produce one single act of his, since he had been in the government, which was not done on the purest motives; that he had rather be in his grave than in his present situation: that he had rather be on his farm than to be... | |
 | Charles Morris - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1907 - 682 pages
...should be set up for his benefit. Washington declared in 1793 that he "had never repented but once having slipped the moment of resigning his office, and that was every moment since." Yet these attacks came from a small faction of the politicians; the people were as devoted to Washington... | |
 | Elroy McKendree Avery - United States - 1910 - 558 pages
...the personal abuse which had been bestowed on him; defied any man on earth to produce a single act of his since he had been in the Government, which was not done on the purest motives; that he had rather be on his farm than be made Emperor of the World; and yet that they were charging him with wanting... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1911 - 848 pages
...single act of his since he had been in the government that had not been done on the purest motives. " He had never repented but once the having slipped...resigning his office, and that was every moment since. In the agony of his heart he declared that he had rather be in his grave than in his present situation... | |
 | Edwin Wiley - United States - 1915 - 800 pages
...on him, defied any man on earth to produce one single act of his since he had been in the gov'm't, which was not done on the purest motives, that he...having slipped the moment of resigning his office, & that was every moment since, that, by god, he had rather be in his grave than in his present situation.... | |
 | Albert Bushnell Hart - United States - 1917 - 732 pages
...into print. Jefferson tells us that one day at a cabinet meeting the President vehemently declared " that he had never repented but once the having slipped...his office, and that was every moment since, that ... he had rather be on his farm than to be made emperor of the world, and yet that they were charging... | |
 | United States - 1918 - 276 pages
...personal abuse which had been bestowed upon him; defied any man on earth to produce one single act of his since he had been in the Government which was not done from the purest motives; that he had never repented but once the having slipped the moment of resigning... | |
 | George Patterson Donehoo - Pennsylvania - 1926 - 670 pages
...been bestowed on him, defied any man on earth to produce one single act of his since he had been with the government which was not done on the purest motives, that he had never repented but once having slipped the moment of resigning his office and that was every moment since, that by God he would... | |
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The President was much inflamed; got into one of those passions when he cannot command himself; ran on much on the personal abuse which had been bestowed on him ; defied any man on earth to produce one single act of his since he had been in the government... 
