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He signed the Council records in large and dashing hand with flourishes--it is the handwriting of a confident, care-free, rollicking young man with a tinge of the dare-devil in him.
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gutenberg.orgHe signed the Council records in large and dashing hand with flourishes--it is the handwriting of a confident, care-free, rollicking young man with a tinge of the dare-devil in him.
Beveridge describes Marshall's youthful handwriting as indicative of his confident character.
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