 Potomac ; and, under the shadow of my own vine and my own fig-tree, free from the bustle of a camp, and the busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments, of which the soldier, who is ever in pursuit of fame, — the...  Washington - Sivu 88tekijä(t) François Guizot - 1840 - 230 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States - 1894 - 400 sivua
...have become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac. 7. "Under the shadow of my own vine and fig-tree, free from the bustle of a camp, and the...busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments of which the soldier, who is ever in pursuit of fame, the statesman, whose... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1896 - 1000 sivua
...Vernon. "At length, my dear Marquis," he could write to Lafayette in his security. "I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac ; and under the...busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments of which the soldier, who is ever in pursuit of fame, the statesman, whose... | |
 | Woodrow Wilson - 1896 - 532 sivua
..." At length, my dear Marquis," he could write to Lafayette in his security, " I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac ; and under the...vine and my own fig-tree, free from the bustle of a cainp and the busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments of which... | |
 | William Spohn Baker - 1897 - 384 sivua
...United States. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1. At Mount Vernon : " At length, my dear Marquis, I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac; and under the...busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments, of which the soldier, who is ever in pursuit of fame, the statesman, whose... | |
 | William Spohn Baker - 1898 - 428 sivua
...United States. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1. At Mount Vernon : " At length, my dear Marquis, I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac ; and under the...busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments, of which the soldier, who is ever in pursuit of fame, the statesman, whose... | |
 | William Spohn Baker - 1898 - 430 sivua
...Washington. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1. At Mount Vernon : " At length, my dear Marquis, I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac ; and under the...busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments, of which the soldier, who is ever in pursuit of fame, the statesman, whose... | |
 | John England - 1900 - 580 sivua
...: " I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac; under the shadow of my own vine and fig-tree, free from the bustle of a camp and the busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments, of which the soldier, who is ever in pursuit of fame — the statesman,... | |
 | Norman Hapgood - 1901 - 492 sivua
...dearest friend and fellow-soldier, he wrote : — " At length, my dear Marquis, I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac ; and under the...busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments, of which the soldier, who is ever in pursuit of fame, the statesman, whose... | |
 | Mrs. John A. Logan - 1901 - 808 sivua
...brief period without regret. In the winter of 1783 he wrote to Lafayette : " I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac ; and under the...of a camp and the busy scenes of public life. . . I have not only retired from all public employments, but I am retiring within myself. . . . Envious of... | |
 | Mrs. John A. Logan - 1901 - 808 sivua
...a brief period without regretIn the winter of 1783 he wrote to Lafayette : " I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac ; and under the shadow of my own vine and my own lig-tree, free from the bustle of a camp and the busy scenes of public life. . I have not only retired... | |
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