...of the House of Burgesses of Virginia said to Washington, 'Sit down, sir, your modesty is equal to your valor and that surpasses the power of any language I possess.' " In October 14. 1865, General Bartlett was married to Miss Pomeroy and they sailed for England a few...

...hesitated, and blushed and did not know what to say; whereupon the speaker said: " Sit down, Mr. Washington. Your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any Ianguage I possess;" which was a very pretty and very just compliment, was it not? Washington and his...

...hesitated, and blushed and did not know what to say; whereupon the speaker said:" Sit down, Mr. Washington. Your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any Ianguage I possess;" which was a very pretty and very just compliment, was it not? Washington and his...

...reply was interrupted by the Speaker : " Sit down, Mr. Washington — Sit down your modesty is equal to your valor and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." 1778 General Washington wrote to Benjamin Harrison: "If I was to be called upon to draw a picture of...

...the Colony's vote of thanks for driving the French out of Fort Duquesne: "Sit down, Mr. Washington. Your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." "Oh, what a pretty compliment!" cried Marian. "Who said it, Christine ? " " The Speaker of the House...

...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...

...moment, when the Speaker relieved him from his embarrassment by saying, " Sit down, Mr. Washington, your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess." This stage-fright seems to have clung to him. When Adams hinted that Congress should...

...reply, but stammered like a schoolboy. " Sit down, Colonel Washington," said the smiling speaker, " your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language at my command." The campaign of 1758 had been very successful for England. Three of the most important...

...moment, when the Speaker relieved him from his embarrassment by saying, " Sit down, Mr. Washington, your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess." This stage-fright seems to have clung to him. When Adams hinted that Congress should...

...generously as he had helped him into it. " Sit down, Mr. Washington," said he, in his most courteous manner, "your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language that I possess." Nothing could be more elegant or skilful than this double stroke, which not only relieved...