With the situation as grim as it could be, no one was more conspicuous in his calm presence of mind than [George] Washington, making his rounds on horseback in the rain. They must be “cool but determined,” he had told the men before the battle, when spirits were high. Now, in the face of catastrophe, he was demonstrating what he meant by his own example. Whatever anger or torment or despair he felt, he kept to himself.
1776. Simon & Schuster, 2005. p.185
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