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And, Governor Seward, I have made it, though it be conceited in me to say so.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “And, Governor Seward, I have made it, though it be conceited in me to say so.”
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Alexander expresses a sense of pride in his accomplishments, acknowledging the potential perception of conceit.
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