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Yesterday afternoon we attended his funeral, and that is the end on this side Heaven, of his extraordinary promise, the union of such shining gifts,--grace and genius, and sense and virtue.
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Hoar poignantly summarizes the loss of a gifted individual, reflecting on the impact of his death.
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