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I never knew a man of such ready wit, although I have known a good many famous wits in my day.
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Hoar reflects on the wit of a man he admired, showcasing his appreciation for intelligence and humor.
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But I confess I like to leave on record, if I may, some evidence which will contradict the charge so constantly made by critics near home, that I am a man of intense partisan and personal bitterness.
Perhaps, taking him all together, the most brilliant man in Harvard in my time was John Felton.
To yield to him was never the way to win his good will.
However any political antagonist might dislike him, every antagonist must respect him, and nobody could laugh at him.
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