 I have said he, often and often in the course of the Session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting: But now at length I have the happiness...  A Brief Topical Survey of United States History - Page 53by Oliver Perry Cornman - 1901Full view - About this book
 | United States - 1839 - 630 pages
...sun from a setting sun. " ' I have,' said he, ' often and often, in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue,...know, that it is a rising and not a setting sun.*"' It is not our intention, as already mentioned, to enter at present into an examination of these manuscripts... | |
 | United States - 1839 - 622 pages
...sun from a setting sun. " ' I have,' said he, ' often and often, in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue,...know, that it is a rising and not a setting sun.' " It is not our intention, as already mentioned, to enter at present into an examination of these manuscripts... | |
 | 1839 - 580 pages
...course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the President, without being able to tell whether...know that it is a rising, and not a setting sun.' " — Democratic Review, March, 1839. Article on the Madison papers. 'T WAS at the hour of summer eve,... | |
 | James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - Constitutional history - 1840 - 710 pages
...a rising, from a setting, sun. I have, said he, often and often, in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue,...know, that it is a rising, and not a setting sun. APPENDIX TO THE DEBATES IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION. APPENDIX TO THE DEBATES IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION.... | |
 | Periodicals - 1845 - 732 pages
...art a rising from a setting sun. 1 have, said he, often and often in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue,...know, that it is a rising and not a setting sun." Thus closed the labors of the most important and memorable assembly of lawmakers, that has been convened... | |
 | Andrew White Young - International law - 1858 - 460 pages
...rising from a setting sun. " I have," said he, " often and often, in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue,...to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun." The following are the names of delegates who were absent. Those whose names are in Italic never attended.... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - Portraits, American - 1862 - 686 pages
...vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that b*ehind the President, without beino7 О able to tell whether it was rising or setting ; but...know, that it is a rising, and not a setting sun.' " г The venerable Nestor of three generations ; born in the old Puritan time, with the shades of the... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - Constitutional history - 1863 - 680 pages
...rising from a setting sun. " I have," said he, " often and often, in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue,...know that it is a rising, and not a setting sun." 48 LETTEES WRITTEN AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION. TO GENERAL WASHINGTON. NEW YORK,... | |
 | James Parton - Statesmen - 1864 - 728 pages
...fears as to its issue, looked at that behind * "Life and Works of Franklin," by .lured Sparks, I., 519 the president, without being able to tell whether...know, that it is a rising and not a setting sun.' "* The Convention adjourned on the 17th of September. Perhaps, I may mention, as a striking illustration... | |
 | Christopher James Riethmüller - 1864 - 504 pages
...President's chair, and said : — " Often and often, in the course of the session, I have looked at it without being able to tell whether it was rising or...know, that it is a rising, and not a setting sun." Of the delegates from New York, the name of Hamilton is alone attached to the instrument. His two colleagues... | |
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