“If Peggy's personal star was on the rise, Arnold's was in freefall as their respective ships headed into the high seas.”
Source: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
“To soften relations between the two groups and meet Philadelphia's fashionable young beauties, Arnold hosted a ball at the... City Tavern with a guest list that included Tories and neutralists, as well as patriots. Inevitably the 'disaffected' emerged triumphant, their beaded gowns gleaming in the candlelight, their two-feet--high hairdos towering over the caps of patriot woman in their crude clothes.”
Source: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
“Peggy was equally enchanted with the older, more sexually experienced Arnold. Long after their honeymoon and first years of marriage, she continued to praise Arnold as 'the best of husbands.”
Source: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
“Raised in an era when women were valued for their sexuality, solicitude , and silence, the eighteen year old stood loyally by Arnold's side.”
Source: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
“Contradictory emotions roiled over her; grief over Arnold's thwarted plans and their mutual hopes for a large reward; relief that her husband was safe, coupled with doubts abut their marriage. Would she ever see Arnold again?”
Source: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
“The former Philadelphia belle's evolution from the fragile, compliant bride fo the American traitor to a restrained wife was remarkable enough, but what followed was even more surprising: a revelation of strengths Peggy long held in reserve.
Her transition was born of necessity.”
Source: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
“The former Philadelphia belle's evolution from the fragile, compliant bride of the American traitor to a restrained wife was remarkable enough, but what followed was even more surprising: a revelation of strengths Peggy long held in reserve.
Her transition was born of necessity.”
Source: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
“To most Americans, Peggy remains an enigmatic and nearly forgotten figure. Early historians depicted the former Philadelphia belle as a Loyalist whose fondness for British officer John Andre led her to corrupt Arnold's political views. By the early twentieth century, members of her family attempted to correct that view.”
Source: Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married
“And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold:
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!
I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green & pleasant Land.”
Source: Milton: A Poem
“The decision to run from your suck is the easy part—staying focused on your lighthouse and putting in the daily grind to suck less and do better is where those who will succeed and those who accept failure will part ways.”
Source: Suck Less, Do Better: The End of Excuses & the Rise of the Unstoppable You