 | Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - American literature - 1887 - 996 pages
...that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to...the most humble walks of life. I have no wealthy or powerful relations or friends to recommend me. My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters... | |
 | Ward Hill Lamon - 1872 - 630 pages
...that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to...wealthy or popular relations or friends to recommend. My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters of the county ; and, if elected, they will... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1906 - 598 pages
...truly esteemed of my fellowmen by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall sutceed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed....thrown exclusively upon the independent voters of the county ; and if elected, they will have conferred a favor upon me for which I shall be unremitting... | |
 | William Henry Herndon, Jesse William Weik - 1889 - 278 pages
...to the chivalrous sentiments of Clary's Grove. " I was born and have ever remained," he declares, " in the most humble walks of life. I have no wealthy or popular relatives or friends to recommend me. My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters of... | |
 | William Henry Herndon, Jesse William Weik - 1889 - 282 pages
...to the chivalrous sentiments of Clary's Grove. " I was born and have ever remained," he declares, " in the most humble walks of life. I have no wealthy or popular relatives or friends to recommend me. My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters of... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - United States - 1890 - 544 pages
...that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to...the most humble walks of life. I have no wealthy or powerful relations or friends to recommend me. My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - Presidents - 1890 - 536 pages
...that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to...the most humble walks of life. I have no wealthy or powerful relations or friends to recommend me. My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - Presidents - 1891 - 416 pages
...worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. ... I was born, and have ever remained, in the most humble walks of life. I have no wealthy or powerful relations or friends to recommend me. My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - Biography & Autobiography - 1891 - 414 pages
...that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. . . . I was born, and have ever remained, in the most humble walks of life. I have no wealthy or powerful relations... | |
 | William Henry Herndon - 1892 - 616 pages
...remained," he declares, " in the most humble walks of life. I have no wealthy or popular relatives or friends to recommend me. My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters of the county ; and if elected they will have conferred a favor upon me for which I shall be unremitting in... | |
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My case is thrown exclusively upon the independent voters of the county ; and, if elected, they will have conferred a favor upon me for which I shall be unremitting in my labors to compensate. But, if the good people in their wisdom shall see fit to keep... 
