A complete history of the Marquis de Lafayette, major-general in the American army in the war of the revolution. Embracing an account of his tour through the United States, to the time of his departure, September, 1825. By an officer in the late army.

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loss which most to admire, that so young a man should have
given such eminent proofs of talents, or that a man so tried,
should give hopes of so long a career of glory." 1-k was the
true disciple of Washington, gifted with those rare endowments, and that pre-eminence of character, which distinguished the heroes of antiquity. He endured calumny with
the calmness of a stoic, and sustained misfortune with the resignation of a christian, and the firmness of a man. His courage was only equalled by his humanity; and he gained universal praise for his benevolence and compassion, in visiting
and administering relief to the wounded soldiers. Although
arms were his vocation, his professional duties were always
tempered with humanity; and he preferred the lives of his
brave soldiers, to the chance of decorating his brows with
blood-stained laurels. When he was re-enforced, in Virginia, by three thousand, two hundred Frenchmen, under
the marquis de St. Simon, he was strongly urged by that nobleman, and admiral de Grasse, to attack lord Cornwallis.
But he steadfastly resisted their entreaties, and declined the
opportunity of covering himself with the glory which a victory would have obtained. Wishing that blood might be
spared, he quietly awaited the arrival of generals Washington and Rochambeau from the north, with a force adequate
to look down the opposition of despair itself.
From his easy, affable, and engaging manners, Lafayette
was particularly endeared to the officers and soldiers under
his command; they admired, loved, and revered him, as their
guide and support when in peril, and their warmest friend
when in perplexity and trouble. He was beloved, indiscriminately, by the whole army, not only for that amiable disposition, and those charming manners, but for his great gallantry, and ardent attachment to his country. The confidence
and affection of the troops, were, to him, invaluable possessions, and well acquired riches, of which no one could, and
no one desired, to deprive him; and he always expressed,
by his air and countenance, that he was happier in receiving
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