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... writing , as he did , in Mr. Clay's own house , he became , as it were , enchanted by his sub- ject . He was enamored of Mr. Clay to such a degree that his pen ran into eulogy by an impulse which was irresistible , and which he never ...
... writing , as he did , in Mr. Clay's own house , he became , as it were , enchanted by his sub- ject . He was enamored of Mr. Clay to such a degree that his pen ran into eulogy by an impulse which was irresistible , and which he never ...
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... writing to one another for aid , nevertheless as jovial a young fellow as any in New England . How merry and affectionate his letters to his young friends ! He writes to one , soon after leaving college : " You will natu rally inquire ...
... writing to one another for aid , nevertheless as jovial a young fellow as any in New England . How merry and affectionate his letters to his young friends ! He writes to one , soon after leaving college : " You will natu rally inquire ...
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... writing is that in which much is said in few words , and those words the simplest that will answer the purpose . Having made this notable discovery , he became a great eraser of adjectives , and toiled after simplicity and directness ...
... writing is that in which much is said in few words , and those words the simplest that will answer the purpose . Having made this notable discovery , he became a great eraser of adjectives , and toiled after simplicity and directness ...
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... writer has sometimes drawn a check for a couple of thousand dollars , he has not even looked at it , but packed it away in his pockets , like so much waste paper . During his long professional career , he earned money enough to make a ...
... writer has sometimes drawn a check for a couple of thousand dollars , he has not even looked at it , but packed it away in his pockets , like so much waste paper . During his long professional career , he earned money enough to make a ...
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... . He hated , he loathed , the act of writing . Billiards , ten - pins , chess , draughts , whist , he never relished , though fond to excess of out - docr pleasures , like hum -- - ing , fishing , yachting . He liked to 110 DANIEL WEBSTER .
... . He hated , he loathed , the act of writing . Billiards , ten - pins , chess , draughts , whist , he never relished , though fond to excess of out - docr pleasures , like hum -- - ing , fishing , yachting . He liked to 110 DANIEL WEBSTER .
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