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I never shall hear such speaking as his, for his memory was a garden of immortal flowers, and all his reading came up to him as he talked, to clear, elevate and decorate the subject of his present thought.
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Hoar reflects on the exceptional speaking abilities of a colleague, comparing his memory and eloquence to a garden of flowers.
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