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" Happy in the confirmation of our independence and sovereignty, and pleased with the opportunity afforded the United States, of becoming a respectable nation, I resign with satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence; a diffidence in my abilities... "
The Biography of the Principal American Military and Naval Heroes ... - Page 267
by Thomas Wilson - 1817
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Washington's Political Legacies: To which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing ...

George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 240 pages
...the appointment I accepted with diffidence ; a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was superseded by a confidence...THE successful termination of the war has verified the most sanguine expectations, and my gratitude for the interposition of providence, and the assistance...
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The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the ..., Volume 3

William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 452 pages
...the appointment I accepted with diffidence — a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task ; which however was superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of .our cause, the Suifcpor: of the supreme power of the union, and the patronage of Heaven. " The successful termination...
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The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment of the ..., Volume 3

William Gordon - United States - 1801 - 452 pages
...the appointment I accepted with diffidence — a diffidence itj my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task ; which however was Superseded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the sup'* port of the supreme power of the union, and the patronage <5f Heaven. " The successful termination...
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The Washingtoniana: Containing a Sketch of the Life and Death of the Late ...

1802 - 440 pages
...— a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task ; which however •was superceded by a confidence in the rectitude of our cause, the...support of the supreme power of the Union, and the pa-. tronage of heaven. THE successful termination of the war has verified the most sanguine expectations...
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The History of the Discovery and Settlement: To the Present Time, of North ...

William Fordyce Mavor - America - 1804 - 432 pages
...the appointment I accepted with diffidence ; a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which however was superseded by a confidence...The successful termination of the war has verified the most sanguine expeltations, and my gratitude for the interposition of Providence, and the assistance...
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Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records of Time, to ...

William Fordyce Mavor - World history - 1804 - 458 pages
...diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so ;niv. a task, which however was superseded by a coniulence.in the rectitude of our cause, the support of the Supreme...The successful termination of the war has verified the rio,t sanguine expectations, and my gratitude for the interposition of Providence, and the assistance...
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An American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking: Calculated to ...

Noah Webster - Elocution - 1804 - 254 pages
...a task, which, however, vas superseded by a confidence in the rectitude "of oar cause, the'*upport of the supreme power of the union, and the patronage of heaven. 3. The successful termination of the war has verified the most sanguine expectations ; and my gratitude...
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The History of North and South America, from Its Discovery to ..., Volumes 1-2

Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...the appointment I accepted with diffidence , a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was superseded by a confidence...The successful termination of the war has verified the most sanguine expectations, and my gratitude for the interposition of providence, and the assistance...
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Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records ..., Volume 24

William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1805 - 414 pages
...tbc appointment I accepted with diffidence; a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish si5 arduous a task, which however was superseded by a confidence...The successful termination of the war has verified the most sanguine expectations, and my gratitude for the interposition of Providence, and the assistance...
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The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volume 4

John Marshall - Generals - 1805 - 666 pages
...satisfaction the appointment I accepted with diffidence; a diffidence in my abilities to accomplish so arduous a task, which, however, was superseded by a confidence...supreme power of the union, and the patronage of heaven. General MifTlin. " The successful termination of the war has CHAP, XL verified the most sanguine expectations;...
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