ver made himself ridiculous, 372;
not joyous in temperament, 372;
but had keen pleasure in sport, 373;
enjoyed a joke, even during Revolution, 374;
appreciates wit, 375;
writes a humorous letter, 376-378;
not devoid of worldly wisdom, 378, 379;
enjoys cards, dancing, the theatre, 380;
loves horses, 380;
thorough in small affairs as well as great, 381;
controversy over site of church, 381;
his careful domestic economy, 382;
love of method, 383;
of excellence in dress and furniture, 383, 384;
gives dignity to American cause, 385;
his personal appearance, 385;
statements of Houdon, 386;
of Ackerson, 386, 387;
his tremendous muscular strength, 388;
great personal impressiveness, 389, 390;
lacking in imagination, 391;
strong passions, 391;
fierce temper, 392;
anecdotes of outbreaks, 392;
his absence of self-love, 393;
confident in judgment of posterity, 393;
religious faith, 394;
summary and conclusion, 394, 395.

_Characteristics of_.
General view, ii. 304-395;
general admiration for, i. 1-7;
myths about, i. 9-12, ii. 307 ff.;
comparisons with Jefferson, ii. 69;
with Lincoln, ii. 310-312;
with Hampden, ii. 312, 313;
absence of self-seeking, i. 341;
affectionateness, i. 111, 285,331,345, ii. 332, 362-371;
agreeableness, ii. 344-347, 377;
Americanism, ii. 307-328;
aristocratic habits, ii. 314, 316;
business ability, i. 105, 109, ii. 5, 352, 382;
coldness on occasion, i. 223, 224, 263, ii. 318;
courage, i. 77, 78, 86, 127, 168, 292;
dignity, i. 81,161, ii. 52-57, 76;
hospitality, ii. 360;
impressiveness, i. 56, 83, 130, 138, 319, ii. 385;
indomitableness, i. 177, 181, 227;
judgments of men, i. 295, ii. 64, 86, 334, 335;
justice and sternness, i. 287, 330, ii. 203, 352-358, 389;
kindliness, ii. 349-356, 359;
lack of education, i. 62, ii. 337;
love of reading, i. 62, ii. 341, 342;
love of sport, i. 56, 98, 113-116, 118, ii. 380;
manners, ii. 282-283, 314;
military ability, i. 154, 166, 174, 183, 197, 204, 207, 239, 247,
265, 267, 305-320, ii. 331;
modesty, i. 102, 134;
not a figure-head, ii. 329, 330;
not a prig, i. 10-12, 41-47;
not cold and inhuman, ii. 332, 342;
not dull or commonplace, ii. 330, 332;
not superhuman and distant, i. 9, 10, 12, ii. 304, 305;
open-