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Cool, classical in form, contemplative and earnest.
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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About the book
- Author
- Louis Menand
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 557
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780374528492
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“OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR., was an officer in the Union Army.”
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