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Compliment is taken literally only by the savage. The accuracy of compliment is not that of algebra.

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Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment; cares I knew not, and cared naught about them. I purchased excellent and beautiful horses, visited all such neighbors as I found congenial spirits, and was as happy as happy could be.
John James Audubon

W. C. Brownell

W. C. Brownell

Born: 1851
Died: 1928 (aged 77)
Bio: William Crary Brownell was an American journalist and literary critic influenced by Matthew Arnold. After graduating from Amherst College in 1871, Brownell worked for the New York World from 1871 to 1879 and The Nation from 1879 to 1881.

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