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  Dear friend S—

I have rec'd​ from Boston the "Life of Thoreau"—(& suppose I am indebted to you for it—real thanks)—The telling of Life after all refuses to be put in a polish'd​ , formal, consecutive statement—better, living glints, samples, autographic letters above all, memoranda of friends &c—You have pursued this plan & the result justifies—Froude's late "Carlyle," a precious book, pursues it too—& succeeds—

Walt Whitman