Friday, April 08, 2022
Weary of Reading Newspapers
John Adams, letter to Abigail Adams (February 27, 1793):
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I am weary of reading Newspapers. The Times are so full of Events, the whole Drama of the World is such a Tragedy that I am weary of the Spectacle. Oh my Sweet little farm, what would I not give to enjoy thee without Interruption?Adams echoes Horace, Satires 2.6.60 (o rus, quando ego te adspiciam...).
