...his proudest and happiest moment. ' Sit down, Mr. Washington,' said he with a conciliating smile ; ' your modesty equals your valor ; and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.' " * From this time till the beginning of the revolution, a period of fifteen years,...

...his proudest and happiest moment. ' Sit down, Mr. Washington,' said he with a conciliating smile; ' your modesty equals your valor; and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.'" * From this time till the beginning of the revolution, a period of fifteen years,...

...his proudest and happiest moment. ' Sit down, Mr. Washington,' said he with a conciliating smile ; ' your modesty equals your valor ; and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.' " * A member or From this time till the beginning of the revolution, a the House of...

...hesitated, and trembled. The Speaker at once came to his aid, and said, " Sit down, Mr. Washington ; your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess."* Finally, in 1774, on the eve of the great struggle, after the separation of the first...

...hesitated, and trembled. The Speaker at once came to his aid, and said, " Sit down, Mr. Washington ; jour modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess."* Finally, in 1774, on the eve of the great struggle, after the separation of the first...

...would have done honor to Louis XIV. in his proudest and happiest moment, ' Sit down, Mr. Washington, your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess." "* Washington retired to Mount Vernon, continuing however to be a member of the house...

...his hesitation and embarrassment were relieved by the Speaker, who said, ' Sit down Mr. Washington, your modesty equals your valor; and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.' But it was not solid information or sound judgment, or even that rare combination...

...his hesitation and embarrassment were relieved by the Speaker, who said, 'Sit down Mr. Washington, your modesty equals your valor ; and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess.' But it was not solid information or sound judgment, or even that rare combination...

...hesitation and embarrassment were relieved by the Speaker, who said : " Sit down, Mr. Washington ; your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess." But it was not solid information, or sound judgment, or even that rare combination...

...trembled, and could not utter a word. " Sit down, Mr. Washington," said the Speaker, with a smile ; " your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." Such was Washington's first launch into civil life, in which he was to be distinguished by the same...