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My time was largely wasted in novel reading or reading books which had not much to do with the college studies, and lounging about in my own room or that of other students.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “My time was largely wasted in novel reading or reading books which had not much to do with the college studies, and…”
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He admits to having squandered time during his college years on distractions rather than academics.
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