He seemed to have only one ambition--the acquisition of knowledge and the career of a man of letters, and in his efforts to succeed, he ignored forms and social usages, forgot that he had a physical body to care for, and detested man-worship.
This passage highlights Greeley's ambition for knowledge and his disregard for societal norms in pursuit of his literary career.
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