His taste was for the roast beef of literature, not for the side dishes and the trimmings, and his appreciation of the substantial work of others was no surer than his instinct for his own performance.

He was an admirable writer of exposition, argument, and narrative--solid and thoughtful, but never dull.

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I came into close relations with him and from him I learned more of my profession than from any one I have ever known.