 | William Barton - 1818 - 620 pagine
...just tribute of respect to the character of his great and virtuous predecessor, in these concise terms :—"Permit me to avail myself of this opportunity...sincere grief I feel, for the loss of our beloved Rittenhousc. Genius, science, modesty, purity of morals, simplicity of manners, marked him as one of... | |
 | William Wirt - 1826 - 690 pagine
...Philosophical Society. On the annunciation to him of this appointment, he replied in the following terms: " Permit me to avail myself of this opportunity of expressing...purity of morals, simplicity of manners, marked him as one of nature's best samples of the perfection she can cover under the human form. Surely no society,... | |
 | George Tucker - 1837 - 608 pagine
...qualifications proper for their service, and to be assured that your testimony cannot go beyond my feelings. " Permit me to avail myself of this opportunity of expressing...purity of morals, simplicity of manners, marked him as one of nature's best samples of the perfection she can cover under the human form. Surely, no society... | |
 | George Tucker - 1837 - 542 pagine
...beloved Rittenhouse. Genius, science, modesty, purity of morals, simplicity of manners, marked him as one of nature's best samples of the perfection she...same compass of time, ever had to deplore the loss of two such members as Franklin and Rittenhouse. Franklin, our patriarch, whom philosophy and philanthropy... | |
 | James Wynne - 1850 - 372 pagine
...language of Thomas Jefferson, " genius, science, purity of morals, simplicity of manners, marked him as one of nature's best samples of the perfection she can cover under the human form." If we were to estimate the value of Rittenhouse's labors by the amount of published matter he left... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1857 - 408 pagine
...testimony cannot go beyond my feelings. " Permit me tc avail myself of this opportunity of ex* pressing the sincere grief I feel for the loss of our beloved...purity of morals, simplicity of manners, marked him as one of nature's best samples of the perfection she can cover under the human form. Surely, no society... | |
 | Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1859 - 438 pagine
...qualifications proper for their service, and to be assured that your testimony cannot go beyond my feelings. " Permit me to avail myself of this opportunity of expressing the sincere grief I feel for the loss of onr beloved Rittenhouse. Genius, science, modesty, purity of morals, simplicity of manners, marked... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1884 - 912 pagine
...qualifications proper for their service, and to be assured that your testimony cannot go beyond my feelings. Permit me to avail myself of this opportunity of expressing...same compass of time, ever had to deplore the loss of two such members as Franklin & Rittenhouse. Franklin, our Patriarch, whom Philosophy & Philanthropy... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1884 - 924 pagine
...qualifications proper for their service, and to be assured that your testimony cannot go beyond my feelings. Permit me to avail myself of this opportunity of expressing...purity of morals, simplicity of manners, marked him one ot Nature's best samples of the Perfection she can cover under the human form. Surely, no Society,... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1884 - 930 pagine
...qualifications proper for their service, and to be assured that your testimony cannot go beyond my feelings. Permit me to avail myself of this opportunity of expressing...purity of morals, simplicity of manners, marked him one ot Nature's best samples of the Perfection she can cover under the human form. Surely, no Society,... | |
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I may be deficient in the other qualifications proper for their service, and to be assured that your testimony cannot go beyond my feelings. Permit me to avail myself of this opportunity of expressing the sincere Grief I feel for the loss of our beloved... 
