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The line begins with Tristram Dalton, save Washington the stateliest gentleman of his time, rich in every mental accomplishment, whose presence graced and ennobled every assembly that he entered.
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Hoar describes Tristram Dalton as a distinguished gentleman and a significant figure in early American politics.
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