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The unexcelled courtesy and grace of manner with which he dropped the measured and beautiful sentences that made him an orator, undoubtedly aided in obtaining the position to which his genius entitled him.
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This passage emphasizes the importance of courtesy and eloquence in achieving success as an orator.
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