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with him"_ "His general habit was a calm seriousness, easily softening into a benevolent smile." and I may add, that this smile was permanently marked by what are called Crowfeet wrinkles spreading from the corners of his eyes__ which are recorded in the best of his Portraits Notwithstanding our reverence for the habitual dignity & sedateness of Washington, which suited the rank he held among those who moved around him, who were influenced by his example & obedience to his authority -- yet it is satisfactory & profitable to know that, like other men, he was susceptible of strong emotions, which he subdued, making them subservient to his higher aspirations...That he could give expression to his anger, was heard at the Battle of Monmouth, and at the siege of Yorktown; that he could be pleasant and familiar, as at West-Point, we learn from Wm. Rush; that he indulged in humour we knew from Latrobe; and I can bear testimony that he laughed heartily whilst he sat to me for his Portraits.
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