 At length, my dear Marquis," he wrote, I am become a private citizen on the banks of the Potomac ; and 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...  The Foreign Quarterly Review - Side 971841Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1809 - 530 sider
...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 myself with those tranquil enjoyments, of which die soldier, who is ever in pur' suit of fame — die statesman, whose watchful days and sleepless... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1807 - 486 sider
...tree, free from the bustle of a camp and the busy scenes ,pf public life, I am solacing myselfwitfi those tranquil enjoyments, • of .-which the. soldier,...sleepless nights are spent in devising schemes to promote jfte, welfare of his o.wn, perhaps, .the ruin of other countries, as i£ this globe was insufficient... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 sider
...camp, and the busy scenes of publick life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments, pf which the soldier who is ever in pursuit of fame, the statesman whose watchful clays and sleepless nights are spent in devising schemes to promote the welfare of his own perhaps... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 sider
...and under the shadow of my own vine and own fig tree,. free from the bustle of a camp, and the busy scenes of public life, I am solacing myself with those...his own, perhaps the ruin of other countries (as if the globe was insufficient for us all), and the courtier who is always watching the countenance of... | |
 | 1809 - 530 sider
...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...enjoyments, of which the soldier, who is ever in pursuit of fame—the statesman, whose watchful days and sleepless, nights are spent in devising schemes to promote... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1814 - 274 sider
...'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, wtio is ever in pursuit of fame ; the statesman, whose watchful days and sleepless nights are spent... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1826 - 234 sider
...shadow of my own vine and own fig tree, free from the bustle of a camp, and the busy scenes of publick life, I am solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments,...his own, perhaps the ruin of other countries (as if the globe was insufficient for us all) and the courtier who is always watching the countenance of his... | |
 | Exemplary and instructive biography - 1836 - 348 sider
...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...devising schemes to promote the welfare of his own, or the ruin of other countries, as if this globe was insufficient for us all — and the courtier,... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - 1836 - 530 sider
...solacing myself with those tranquil enjoynicnts of which the soldier, who is ever in pursuit of fame-jthe statesman, whose watchful days and sleepless nights...countries, as if this globe was insufficient for us all—and the courtier, who is always watching the countenance of his prince, in the hope of catching... | |
 | John Cockin - 1843 - 480 sider
...farm. 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, the statesman, and the courtier, can have very little conception. I have not only retired from all... | |
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