乔治.华盛顿致妻
<p>欣赏导读</p><p><span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> (1732-1799)，美利坚合众国的奠基人、第一任总统（1789-1797）。大种植园主家庭出身，早年在英国殖民军中服务。1775年北美独立战争爆发，同年6月15日被任命为13州起义部队总司令，7月3日在马萨诸塞州剑桥就任，直到胜利。下面的这封情书是他在任职前写给其妻的。正是&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;屡别华容改，长愁意情微。义将恩爱隔，情与故人归。</p><p>情书精髓</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="assure">assure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="solemn">solemn</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="unwillingness">unwillingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consciousness">consciousness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>; <span word="if">if</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="destiny">destiny</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="undertaking">undertaking</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>...</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="confidently">confidently</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Providence">Providence</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="heretofore">heretofore</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="bountiful">bountiful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="doubting">doubting</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toil">toil</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>; <span word="my">my</span> <span word="unhappiness">unhappiness</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uneasiness">uneasiness</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="beg">beg</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="summon">summon</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="fortitude">fortitude</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="agreeably">agreeably</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>. <span word="Nothing">Nothing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="sincere">sincere</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="pen">pen</span>.</p>
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