He gets into passions, and it is mighty hard for anyone he gets into a passion with.

But who would not get into passions, when there is so much work to be done, and everyone tries to hinder instead of to help?
It would break the heart of Saint Patrick! Why, that affair at Narva would have broken down most men.

Here, for years, has he been working to make an army, and the first time they meet an enemy worthy of the name, what do they do?
Why, they are beaten by a tenth of their number of half-starved men, led by a mad-brained young fellow who had never heard a shot fired before, and lose all their cannon, guns, ammunition, and stores.

Why, I was heartbroken, myself, when I heard of it; but Peter, instead of blowing out his brains, or drowning himself, set to work, an hour after the news reached him, to bring up fresh troops, to re-arm the men, and to prepare to meet the Swedes again, as soon as the snow is off the ground.
"If James of England had been Peter of Russia, he would be ruling over Ireland now, and England and Scotland, too.
"But now, I must be off.

Don't you worry about your head.