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He was a clear reasoner, and not lacking on fit occasion in a stirring eloquence.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “He was a clear reasoner, and not lacking on fit occasion in a stirring eloquence.”
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Hoar describes a colleague as both a clear thinker and an eloquent speaker when the occasion called for it.
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