Applause from old friends and neighbors is the most grateful that ever reaches human ears.

When Washington's renown filled two continents, he was still sensitive respecting his popularity among the freeholders of Virginia.

When Bonaparte had kingdoms and empires at his feet, he was jealous of his fame with the untamed spirits of Corsica, where among the veterans of Paoli he had received the fiery inspiration of war.

The boundless admiration and gratitude of American never compensated Lafayette for the failure of his career in France.

This instinct had its full sway over Johnson.