I had only glanced at a book of his once in Putnam's store - that was all I knew of him, till I heard him lecture. - To my surprise, I found him quite intelligible, tho' to say truth, they told me that that night he was unusually plain. (Herman Melville)

I had only glanced at a book of his once in Putnam's store - that was all I knew of him, till I heard him lecture. - To my surprise, I found him quite intelligible, tho' to say truth, they told me that that night he was unusually plain.

Herman Melville

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