 | United States. Congress - 1825 - 734 pages
...abuse which had been bestowed upon him," and he "defied any man on earth, to produce one single act of his, since he had been in the Government, which was...of resigning his office, and that was every moment siHce;" that " he had rather be in his grave than in his present situation; that he had rather be on... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1825 - 736 pages
...abuse which had been bestowed upon him," and he "defied any man on earth, to produce one single act of his, since he had been in the Government, which was...of resigning his office, and that was every moment sifice;" that "he had rather be in his grave than in his present situation; that he had rather be on... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 552 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 offtce, and that was every moment since; that by God he had rather be in his grave than in his present... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 662 pages
...on earth to produce one single act of his since he had been in the government, which was not clone on the purest motives ; that he had never repented...office, and that was every moment since ; that by God he hud rather be in his grave than in his present situation ; that he had rather be on his farm than to... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 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 never rrpented but once the having slipped the moment of resigning liis office, and that was every moment... | |
 | 1830 - 592 pages
...which had been bestowed on him, defied any man on earth to produce one single act of his, since he bad been in the government, which was not done on the purest motives;' 'that he had rather be on his farm than made emperor of the world ; and yet that they were charging him with wanting... | |
 | William Sullivan - 1834 - 398 pages
...those passions when he cannot " command himself; 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." In this page Mr. Jefferson records Washington as using an oath ; " that " by God, he had rather be... | |
 | Richard Hildreth - 1849 - 744 pages
...single act of his, since he had been in the government, which 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 ; and, by God, he had rather be in, his grave than in his present situation. He had rather be on his... | |
 | Richard Hildreth - 1851 - 716 pages
...single act of his, since he had been in the government, which 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 ; and, by God, he had rather be in his grave than in his present situation. He had rather be on his... | |
 | 1873 - 794 pages
...passion, like an ordinary mortal. Bursting into speech, he defied any man to produce a single act of his since he had been in the government which was not done from the purest motives. He declared that he had never repented but once of having slipped the moment... | |
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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... 
