 | 1924 - 770 pages
...can better understand his pathetic farewell to his neighbors, when he said that a duty was upon him, "greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of Washington." This dangerous duty was laid upon him early, for during the critical period between his election and... | |
 | Anna Maria Rose Wright - 1925 - 472 pages
...a quarter of a century; here my children were born, and here one of them lies buried. I do not know how soon I shall see you again. A duty devolves upon...upon any other man since the days of Washington. He would never have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all times relied.... | |
 | Josiah Grout - 1925 - 154 pages
...that I am. Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century. Here my children were born and here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see you again. I go to assume a task more difficult than that which has devolved upon any other man since Washington.... | |
 | Henry Campbell Black, Herbert Francis Wright - 1927 - 844 pages
...good-bye speech to his neighbors at Springfield in 1861, he said: I go to assume a task more difficult than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of Washington. Unless the Great God, who inspired him, shall be with and inspire me, I must fail; but if the same... | |
 | Emanuel Hertz - 1927 - 774 pages
...they a presentiment that they might never see each other again? "Friends," said he in solemn farewell, "I know not how soon I shall see you again. A duty has devolved upon me greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since Washington. He never... | |
 | Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines - 1911 - 904 pages
...in an address that was in parts deeply religious. "I go to assume," he said, "a task more difficult than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of Washington. He never would have succeeded except for the aid of divine Providence, upon which he at all times relied. I... | |
 | 1904 - 966 pages
...I am. Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century ; here my children were born, and here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see...any other man since the days of Washington. He never would have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all times relied. I... | |
 | 1916 - 1274 pages
...deeply felt his position. When bidding his friends farewell to assume the office of President he said, "I know not how soon I shall see you again. A duty has devolved upon me greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since Washington." At... | |
 | Joan Detz - 2006 - 196 pages
...I am. Here I have lived more than a quarter of a century; here my children were born, and here one of them lies buried. I know not how soon I shall see you again. Thank Your Associates Mr. Arturo Numi, as president and CEO of Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America,... | |
 | Associated Press - 2007 - 454 pages
...an exclusive account and the version of the speech considered most accurate.14 "A duty devolves on me which is, perhaps, greater than that which has...upon any other man since the days of Washington," Lincoln said, asking for support and for prayers. It was a taste of the eloquence to come. Lincoln's... | |
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A duty devolves upon me which is, perhaps, greater than that which has devolved upon any other man since the days of WASHINGTON. He never would have succeeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon which he at all times relied. I feel that I cannot... 
