 I am become a private citizen on the banks of the 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...  Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette - Page 78by Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier marquis de Lafayette - 1837Full view - About this book
 | 1809 - 530 pages
...a fine fpirit of philofophy. " At length, my dear Marquis, I have become a private citizen " on die banks of the Potomac, and under the shadow of my own " vine, and my own fig-tree. Free from the bustle of a camp, and "die busy scenes of public life, I am solacing... | |
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...retirement. "At length my dear marquis" said he to his noble and highly valued friend, La Fayette, " I have become a private citizen on the banks of the 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... | |
 | English literature - 1809 - 530 pages
...picture of his feelings, and breathes a fine fpirit of philofophy. " At length, my dear Marquis, I have become a private citizen " on the banks of the 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... | |
 | An Officer in the late army - 1826 - 524 pages
...feelingly described his happy situation, to his adopted child. " At length, my dear marquis, I have become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac ; and, under the shadow of my own vine, and my own fig-tree, free from the bustle of the camp, and the busy scenes of public life, I am solacing... | |
 | Presidents - 1829 - 290 pages
...returned to France soon after the surrender of Cornwallis. Washington wrote to him, " At length I have become a private citizen, on the banks of the Potomac, and under the shade of my ' own vine and my own fig-tree,' and free from the bustle of a camp and the busy cares... | |
 | American prose literature - 1832 - 478 pages
...but the all-powerful Guide and Dispenser of human events could have prevented his falling." " 1 have become a private citizen on the banks of the 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... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1832 - 278 pages
...but the All Powerful Guide and Dispenser of human events could have prevented his falling. " I have become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac, and, under tho shadow of my own vine and my own fig-tree, free from the bustle of a camp, and the busy scenes... | |
 | Readers - 1833 - 224 pages
...the all-powerful Guide and Dispenser of human events could have prevented his falling. 32. "I have become a private citizen on the banks of the 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... | |
 | Stephen Simpson - Presidents - 1833 - 408 pages
...sound philosophy of his mind and benevolent emotions of his heart: "At length, my dear Marquis, I have become a private citizen on the banks of the 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... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1835 - 568 pages
...sincere regard and esteem,* I am, Sir, &,c. TO THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE. Mount Vernon, 1 February, 1784. At length, my dear Marquis, I am become a private...the 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... | |
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