Men And Times of the Revolution Or Memoirs of Elkanah Watson Including His Jo
Men And Times of the Revolution Or Memoirs of Elkanah Watson Including His Jo
Elkanah Watson
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By a kind of ' Sortes Virgiliance^'' I stumbled upon the anec- dote of the child drowning in the canal at the Hague, which brought to my recollection the feelings by both experienced at that distressing mo- ment, which was abundantly compensated by the joy at the unexpected deliverance of the little urchin. *********** " My rambles abroad appear to me like a dream, and if your book had not recalled the drowning babe, I might never have thought of it again. My imagination is always refreshed by ...the recollection of my walks and rides about the Hague, and by those in the ' Bois de Boulogne, ' which are charming, much more than by the splendid scenes at the courts and in cities. " The lofty position occupied by Mr. Adams in the diplo- matic body at this Court, was alike honorable to Mn Adams. Himsclf, and elevating to the American char- acter. He was universally esteemed, for his deep sagacity and extensive political acquirements. He talked but little, but thought profoundly. Conversant, at a ■*■■ * "Tour in Holland, " printed in 1790.
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