no harum starum
ranting swearing fellow but
sober, steady, calm
“but he is Clever, & if any thing too modest. He seems discret & Virtuous, no harum Starum ranting Swearing fellow but Sober, steady, & Calm. His modesty will Induce him I dare say to take & order every step with the best advice possible to be obtained in the Army.”
A description of General George Washington in the letter “AN APPRAISAL OF WASHINGTON: JUNE 1775” written by Eliphalet Dyer to Joseph Trumbull.
As published in The American Revolution edited by John H. Rhodehamel and published by The Library of America.
Clever, & if any thing too modest.
He seems discret & Virtuous.
no harum Starum ranting Swearing fellow.
But Sober, steady, & Calm.
His modesty will Induce him I dare say to take & order every step with the best advice possible.
Such a low bar and somehow, much to high for today.
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