 No one, not in my situation, can appreciate my feeling of sadness at this parting. To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young to an old man. Here my children...  The Art of Writing English: A Book for College Classes - Page 219by Rollo Walter Brown, Nathaniel Waring Barnes - 1913 - 382 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Joe Wheeler - 2008 - 313 pages
...awaited him on his eastward journey — and in all likelihood they would never meet again: My friends, no one, not in my situation, can appreciate my feeling...parting. To this place, and the kindness of these 18 o people, I owe everything. Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young... | |
 | Jerome Pohlen - 2008 - 434 pages
...Springfield's Great Western Depot (Monroe and Ninth Streets), Lincoln bid farewell to his hometown friends. "To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything," he said. "I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater... | |
 | Carl Volkmann, Roberta Volkmann - 2008 - 132 pages
...left Springfield for Washington, he said to the approximately 150 friends who came to wish him well, "To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything. ... 1 now leave, not knowing when or whether ever, I may return. ... I bid you an affectionate farewell."... | |
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