Lives of the presidents of the United States of America, from Washington to the present time .. . MOIM NEKNDN GEORGE WA8UINGT0N. 51 The next day, he returned to Mount Vernon. The followingextract from a letter which he then wrote to Lafayette revealsthose gentle and domestic traits of character which had beensomewhat veiled by the stern duties of his military career: — At length, I am become a private citizen: and under theahadow of my own vine and fig-tree, free from the bustle of a campand the busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with thosetranquil enjoyments, of which the soldie
Lives of the presidents of the United States of America, from Washington to the present time .. . MOIM NEKNDN GEORGE WA8UINGT0N. 51 The next day, he returned to Mount Vernon. The followingextract from a letter which he then wrote to Lafayette revealsthose gentle and domestic traits of character which had beensomewhat veiled by the stern duties of his military career: — At length, I am become a private citizen: and under theahadow of my own vine and fig-tree, free from the bustle of a campand the busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with thosetranquil enjoyments, of which the soldier, who is ever in pursuitof fame: the statesman, whose watchful days and sleepless nightsare spent in devising schemes to promote the welfare of his own,perhaps the ruin of other countries, as if this globe were insuffi-cient for us all; and the courtier, who is always watching thocountenance of his prince, in hopes of catching a gracious smile,--•can have very little conception. Envious of none, I am deter-mined to be pleased with all. And this, my dear friend, being theorder for my marc
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