Letters & papers of John Singleton Copley and Henry Pelham, 1739-1776 (1914)
Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815, Pelham, Henry, 1749-1806 · [Boston] Massachusetts Historical Society · leaf 288
ery are quietly encampedon the Common. They behave very peacebly and well. TheCommon wears an Entire new face. Instead of the peacefullVerdure with which it was cloathd when you left it, it nowglows with the warlike Red. The fireing of Cannon, the Rat-tling of Drums, the music 4 of the fife, now… … 1774 Copley-Pelham Letters 233 still all this Noise all this confusion are incomparably to be pre-fered to the infernal Wistle and shout of a lawless and outragiousrabble. The strictest disciplin[e] is kept up in the Army and thegreatest order preserved. After nine oclock in the Ev[en]ingthere is…
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