But the people, with the keen eye of affection, looked beyond the mere outward nobility of form.
Henry Cabot Lodge: “But the people, with the keen eye of affection, looked beyond the mere outward nobility of form.”
Editor's note · Context
Lodge emphasizes the deeper affection the people had for Washington beyond his outward appearance.
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