u 



ON GENERAL WASHINGTO 



7 



cnce of his life, on commerce and the arts, and the 

 advancing greatnefs of his country. 



While contemplating the chara^fler of //^^5H/Arcro.v, 



iterary point of view, I mufl not 



om 



to 



his ftyl 

 precifio: 



It is diftinpuifhed for 



CD 



purity, propriety 



fider 

 and 



and fome of the moft correal philologifls ha 



pronounced, that moft of the q 



of a good f!\ 



ted in his compofit 



in 



h 



P 



bl 



ddreiTes 



g 



In his letters he is plain ; 

 : in all he is corre(ft 



prefling in a fmall compafs his clear concept 



with 



fome verbofity, or any parade of ornament 



In 



h 



pen 



attending to what has fallen from 

 between modes of thinking and writing 



the 

 bet 



rad:er and compofit 



IS 



pparent 



His 



marked with the ftrong and pleafmg fe 

 iimplicity and dignity. 



of fi 



g 



are 



the complaint of L 



It is 



feful incitement 



that eulog 



g 



and 



ad 



though 

 5. tend 



pt the truth of hiftory. In this regard, I have 



no apprehenfions. I have afcribed 

 elevated charader, which I have 



the 

 pted to iketch. 



that y 



are not witnefTes he poiTelTed : but I fenfibly 



feel 



how imperfedl 



w 



be the pidure 



which I fhall 



■i^ 



have exhibited. With great fmcerity, fhall 1 adopt th 



suspensive inscription of the Grecian 



fls 



expreiTmg 



that they were employed in the execution of ^ 



a 



V 



itatue or pidur 

 finifhed it/*. 



rather than that they had in any dtg 



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