 You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation; but if you can continue as heretofore to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life the respect and love of friends, and...  Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography - Page 164by Samuel Millard Bowman, Richard Biddle Irwin - 1865 - 512 lehteFull view - About this book
 | William Tecumseh Sherman - 1891 - 446 lehte
...Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if yon can continue as heretofore to be yourself, simple,...friends, and the homage of millions of human beings who will award to you a large share for securing to them and their descendants a government of law... | |
 | William Tecumseh Sherman - 1891 - 480 lehte
...professed to you, and will permit me to continue as heretofore to manifest it on all proper occasions. Yon are now Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy...a position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if yon can continue as heretofore to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, yon will enjoy through... | |
 | James Penny Boyd - 1892 - 630 lehte
...have ever professed to you, and will permit me to continue as heretofore to manifest it on all proper occasions. You are now Washington's legitimate successor,...friends, and the homage of millions of human beings who will award to you a large share for securing to them and their descendants a government of law... | |
 | 1897 - 630 lehte
...led to your high advancements. . . . You are Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a place of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you can continue,...beings that will award you a large share in securing them and their descendants a government of law and stability. . . . Until you had won Ponelson I confess... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1893 - 464 lehte
...would have been a failure. But he was General Grant, and no one else. Sherman wrote to him : — " You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and...position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you continue, as heretofore, to be yourself, — simple, honest, and unpretending, — you will enjoy through... | |
 | William M. Thayer - 1893 - 446 lehte
...would have been a failure. But he was General Grant, and no one else. Sherman wrote to him : — " You are now Washington's legitimate successor, and...position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you continue, as heretofore, to be yourself,— simple, honest, and unpretending,— you will enjoy through... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant, Sydney Howard Gay, Noah Brooks - 1897 - 874 lehte
...honor in assigning to us so large a share of the merits which have led to your high advancement. . . . You are now Washington's legitimate successor and...position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you continue as heretofore to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life... | |
 | William Conant Church - 1897 - 586 lehte
...have ever professed to you, and will permit me to continue as heretofore to manifest it on all proper occasions. " You are now Washington's legitimate successor,...position of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you continue as heretofore to be yourself, simple, honest, and unpretending, you will enjoy through life... | |
 | Hamlin Garland - 1898 - 632 lehte
...led to your high advancements. . . . You are Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a place of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you can continue,...beings, that will award you a large share in securing them and their descendants a government of law and stability. . . . Until you had won Donelson I confess... | |
 | Hamlin Garland - 1898 - 610 lehte
...led to your high advancements. . . . You are Washington's legitimate successor, and occupy a place of almost dangerous elevation ; but if you can continue,...beings, that will award you a large share in securing them and their descendants a government of law and stability. . . . Until you had won Donelson I confess... | |
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