Gentleman and Soldier
In the letter I’m using from July 16 1775, Abigail Adams quotes Don Sebastian by John Dryden to describe George Washington:
I was struck with General Washington. You had prepared me to entertain a favorable opinion of him, but I thought the half was not told me. Dignity with ease and complacency, the gentleman and soldier, look agreeably blended in him. Modesty marks every line and feature of his face. Those lines of Dryden instantly occurred to me:—
“Mark his majestic fabric; he’s a temple
Sacred by birth, and built by hands divine;
His soul’s the deity that lodges there;
Nor is the pile unworthy of the god.”
↓ Transcript
Panel 1:
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams keep an eye on a sleeping George Washington.
Jefferson: "So how do you feel about Washington?"
Adams: "You know who's a fan? My dearest Abigail."
Abigail, enters: ""Dignity with ease and complacency, the gentleman and soldier, look agreeably blended in him.""
Panel 2:
Jefferson: "I asked how you felt."
Adams: "Let's just say Abigail loves Washington enough for both of us."
Abigail, breaking down crying: ""Mark his majestic fabric; he’s a temple Sacred by birth, and built by hands divine.""
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams keep an eye on a sleeping George Washington.
Jefferson: "So how do you feel about Washington?"
Adams: "You know who's a fan? My dearest Abigail."
Abigail, enters: ""Dignity with ease and complacency, the gentleman and soldier, look agreeably blended in him.""
Panel 2:
Jefferson: "I asked how you felt."
Adams: "Let's just say Abigail loves Washington enough for both of us."
Abigail, breaking down crying: ""Mark his majestic fabric; he’s a temple Sacred by birth, and built by hands divine.""
