 | 1860 - 620 pages
...which one may rejoice to live ? Is not this a city by which one may be proud to be received as a son ? Is not this a land in which one may be happy to fix his destiny and ambition — if possible to found a name ? I am asked how long I intend to remain here. They know but little... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1860 - 624 pages
...which one may rejoice to live ? Is not this a city by which one may be proud to be received as a son ? Is not this a land in which one may be happy to fix his destiny and ambition — if possible to found a name ? I am asked how long I intend to remain here. They know but little... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1860 - 76 pages
...rejoice to live? Is not this a city hy which one may be proud to he received as the son? Is this not a land in which one may be happy to fix his destiny and ambition — it' possible, to found a name? " I am asked, how long I mean to remain here? They know but little... | |
 | Pierre Munroe Irving - 1862 - 498 pages
...rejoice to live ? Is this not a city by which one may be proud to be received as the son ? Is this not a land in which one may be happy to fix his destiny, and his ambition — if possible — to found a name ? (A burst of applause, when Mr. Irving quickly resumed... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1862 - 584 pages
...rejoice to live ? Is this not a city by which one may be proud to be received as the son? Is this not a land in which one may be happy to fix his destiny, und his ambition — if possible — to found a name ? (A burst of applause, when Mr. Irving quickly... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 504 pages
...rejoice to live ? Is this not a. city by which one may be proud to be received as the son ? Is this not a land in which one may be happy to fix his destiny, and his ambition — if possible — to found a name ? (A burst of applause, when Mr. Irving quickly resumed... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 408 pages
...rejoice to live ? Is this not a city by which one may be proud to be received as the son ? Is this not a land in which one may be happy to fix his destiny, and his ambition — if possible— to found a name ? [A burst of applause, when Mr. Irving quickly resumed... | |
 | William Morton Payne - 1910 - 512 pages
...rejoice to live? Is this not a city by which one may be proud to be received as the son ? Is this not a land in which one may be happy to fix his destiny, and his ambition— if possible—to found a name? I am asked how long I mean to remain here. They know... | |
 | Ella Adelaide Knapp, John Calvin French - 1911 - 454 pages
...rejoice to live? Is this not a city of which one may be proud to be received as a son? Is this not a land in which one may be happy to fix his destiny and his ambition — if possible, to found a name ? I am asked how long I mean to remain here. They know... | |
 | Ashley Horace Thorndike - 1928 - 504 pages
...rejoice to live? Is this not a city of which one may be proud to be received as the son? Is this not a land in which one may be happy to fix his destiny and his ambition — if possible, to found a name? [Applause.] I am asked how long I mean to remain here.... | |
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I am asked how long I mean to remain here ? They know but little of my heart or my feelings who can ask me this question. I answer, as long as I live. 
