...unable to talk about himself that he stood before the House stammering and blushing, until the speaker said, " Sit down, Mr. Washington ; your modesty equals...valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." It is an old story, and as graceful as it is old, but it was all very grateful to Washington,...

...so embarrassed that he could not articulate a word. " Sit down, Mr. Washington," said the speaker, " your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language which I possess." When Adams suggested that Congress should appoint a general, and hinted plainly at...

...unused to talking about himself that he stood blushing and stammering until the speaker of the House said: "Sit down, Mr. Washington; your modesty equals...valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." was as truly the best type of English gentleman as he was a fine specimen of American manhood....

...proceed. The Speaker, being a man of ready wit, and an accomplished orator, came to his rescue and said: " Sit down, Mr. Washington, your modesty equals...valor and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." When Washington was elected to the first continental congress in 1774, he took a prominent...

...to say a word. The speaker, liking him none the less for this embarrassment, said, with much grace: "Sit down, Mr. Washington. Your modesty equals your...valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." Some years rolled by and the home-loving young planter lived the busy but quiet life of...

...blushed—stammered—trembled, and could not utter a word.'' "Sit down, Mr. Washington," said the speaker, "your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." During the session of the Virginia legislature, Washington lived at the White House, as...

...talk about himself, stood blushing and stammering — until the Speaker came to his relief by saying : "Sit down, Mr. Washington. Your modesty equals your...valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." CHAPTER XV GEORGE WASHINGTON, ESQ., FARMER AFTER his eventful youth and young manhood,...

...stammered, trembled, and could not utter a word." " Sit down, Mr. Washington," said the speaker; " your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." For the fifteen years that followed Washington dwelt happily in his lovely home at Mount...

...the hearty greeting accorded to him. "Sit down, Mr. Washington," the speaker at last admonishes him; "your modesty equals your valor, and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." During this period Washington's life differed in no respect from that of the typical Virginia...

...for his eminent military services. Washington found himself unable to reply. The Speaker thereupon said: "Sit down, Mr. Washington; your modesty equals...valor and that surpasses the power of any language I possess." When Washington accepted his commission from the Continental Congress he said: "I beg it...