. The home of Washington; or, Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical, and pictorial . T%**^,^-^ S. BIBLE USED AT THE INAUGURATION OF WASHINGTON. Washington laid his hand upon the page containing the fif-tieth chapter of Genesis, opposite to which were two engrav-ings, one representing The Blessing of Zehulon, the other TheProphecy of Issachar. Chancellor Livingston then waved hishand for the multitude to be silent, and in a clear voice, readthe prescribed oath. The President said I swear, then bowedhis head and kissed the sacred volume, and with closed ejes ashe resumed hi
. The home of Washington; or, Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical, and pictorial . T%**^,^-^ S. BIBLE USED AT THE INAUGURATION OF WASHINGTON. Washington laid his hand upon the page containing the fif-tieth chapter of Genesis, opposite to which were two engrav-ings, one representing The Blessing of Zehulon, the other TheProphecy of Issachar. Chancellor Livingston then waved hishand for the multitude to be silent, and in a clear voice, readthe prescribed oath. The President said I swear, then bowedhis head and kissed the sacred volume, and with closed ejes ashe resumed his erect position, he continued with solemn voiceand devotional attitude, So help me God ! It is done! exclaimed the Chancellor, and, with a loudvoice, shouted, Long live George Washington, President ofthe United States ! The people echoed the shout again andagain; and as the President moved toward the door, the firstcongratulatory hand that grasped his was that of his early andlife-long friend, Pichard Henry Lee, to whom in childhood,almost fifty years before, he had written: I am going to get a whip-top soon, and
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