Date: August 31, 1837
"The mind of this country, taught to aim at low objects, eats upon itself."
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Date: 1897
"My mind feels like a Nesselrode pudding, cold, and stuffed with all sorts of things; but I’m certain, I sha’n’t ever forget the impression which the whole thing gives of magnificence and grandeur."
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