 His dress was of plain cloth, and he rode on horseback to the Capitol without a single guard or even servant in his train, dismounted without assistance, and hitched the bridle of his horse to the palisades.  Greenleaf and Law in the Federal City - Pàgina 132per Allen Culling Clark - 1901 - 355 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Davis - 1803 - 470 pàgines
...assembly of American Senators rose to receive him. He came, however, to the House without ostentation. His dress was of plain cloth, and he rode on horseback...hitched the bridle of his horse to the palisades. Never did the Capitol wear a more animated appearance than on the fourth day of March, 16OI. The Senate-Chamber... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 982 pàgines
...possible — and such it was. An English traveller, who was in Washington at the time, thus describes him: "His dress was of plain cloth, and he rode on horseback...hitched the bridle of his horse to the palisades." He was accompanied to the Senate Chamber by a number of his friends, when, before taking the oath of... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 728 pàgines
...to take the oath of office. An English eye-witness thus describes his appearance on the occasion : " His dress was of plain cloth, and he rode on horseback...hitched the bridle of his horse to the palisades." l On his entering the Senate Chamber, Burr, who had already taken the oath of office, gave up his chair,... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 732 pàgines
...to take the oath of office. An English eye-witness thus describes his appearance on the occasion : " His dress was of plain cloth, and he rode on horseback...hitched the bridle of his horse to the palisades."' On his entering the Senate Chamber, Burr, who had already taken the oath of office, gave up his chair,... | |
 | Henry Stephens Randall - 1858 - 794 pàgines
...to take the oath of office. An English eye-witness thus describes his appearance on the occasion : " His dress was of plain cloth, and he rode on horseback...assistance, and hitched the bridle of his horse to the palisades."1 On his entering the Senate Chamber, Burr, who had already taken the oath of office, gave... | |
 | Elizabeth Fries Ellet - 1870 - 664 pàgines
...Senate chamber to take the oath of office. An English eye-witness JEFFERSON'S INAUGURATION. 61 said : " His dress was of plain cloth, and he rode on horseback...hitched the bridle of his horse to the palisades." On his entering the Senate chamber, Burr, who had already taken the oath of office, gave up his chair,... | |
 | Sarah Nicholas Randolph - 1871 - 464 pàgines
...— and such it was. An English traveller, who was in Washington at the time, thus describes him : " His dress was of plain cloth, and he rode on horseback...hitched the bridle of his horse to the palisades." He was accompanied to the Senate Chamber by a number of his friends, when, before taking the oath of... | |
 | John Wien Forney - 1873 - 462 pàgines
...possible ; and such it was. An English traveler, who was in Washington at the time, thus describes him : " His dress was of plain cloth, and he rode on horseback...hitched the bridle of his horse to the palisades." He was accompanied to the Senate Chamber by a number of his friends, where, before taking the oath... | |
 | John Wien Forney - 1873 - 462 pàgines
...possible ; and such it was. An English traveler, who was in Washington at the time, thus describes him : " His dress was of plain cloth, and he rode on horseback...hitched the bridle of his horse to the palisades." He was accompanied to the Senate Chamber by a number of his friends, where, before taking the oath... | |
 | James Parton - 1878 - 792 pàgines
...he went to the Capitol in his usual way. " His dress," as our traveller, John Davis, informs us, " was of plain cloth, and he rode on horseback to the...train, dismounted without assistance, and hitched the hridle of his horse to the palisades." In composing the inaugural address (fitter to be read on the... | |
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