amanuenses

• My idea of running amanuenses is by praise, not pudding, flattery, and not coins Truly, a rare and rich nature which could thus draw sunshine out of its trials! —  Robert Louis Stevenson, A Record, An Estimate, A Memorial
• My two female amanuenses are busy with friends, and I fear this scrawl will give you much trouble to read.—With many thanks, yours very sincerely, CH. —  Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1
• Some of these voluntary amanuenses were more discerning than others in correctly conveying the profound insight of the guru; yet, on the whole, their efforts were successful. —  Autobiography of a Yogi
• Tributes for the Recently Dead, where Mark Antony speeches are delivered by the deceased's students, spouses, and amanuenses, themselves looking a coppery green under faint chandeliers. —  The Chicago Blog
• The professors cultivate social and even intimate relations with the undergraduates, nor do they consider it beneath their dignity to invite them frequently to their homes, draw out their minds by discussing some important point, loan them books or periodicals, suggest subjects for essays or books, employ their service as amanuenses, and recommend them in due time for proper vacancies. —  History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology

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