 | 1829 - 696 頁
...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,...always watching the countenance of his prince, in the hope of catching a gracious smile, — can have very little conception. I have not only retired... | |
 | 1809 - 530 頁
...myself with those tranquil enjoyments, of which die soldier, who is ever in pur' suit of fame — die statesman, whose watchful days and sleepless ' nights...devising schemes to promote the welfare of his ' own, or the ruin of other countries, as if this globe was insufK' cient for us all — and the courtier,... | |
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 頁
...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.....is always watching the countenance of his prince in the hope of catching a gracious smile. ..can have very little conception. CHAP. t I have not only retired... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1807 - 486 頁
...camp and the busy scenes ,pf public life, I am solacing myselfwitfi those tranquil enjoyments, • of .-which the. soldier, who is ever in pursuit of fame...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 頁
...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 頁
...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,...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 頁
...solacing myself with those tranquil enjoyments, of which the soldier, who is ever in pursuit of fame—the statesman, whose watchful days and sleepless, nights...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, who... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1811 - 522 頁
...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...always watching the countenance of his prince, in the hope of catching a gracious smile, can have very little conception. I have not only retired from... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1814 - 274 頁
...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...always watching the countenance of his prince, in the hope of catching a gracious smile, can have very little conception. I have not only retired from... | |
 | An Officer in the late army - 1826 - 524 頁
...the 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,...is always watching the countenance of his prince in the hope of catching a gracious smile, — can have very little conception. I have not only retired... | |
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At length my Dear Marquis 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,... 
