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I have always thought that very graceful and felicitous, and now that I am myself grown to be a senior I am more persuaded of its charm than ever III.--ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON In the scheme of this series, as originally-announced, Thackeray's work should have formed the subject of the third chapter.— My Contemporaries In Fiction
The wording of some of the telegraphic messages passing between Lord K. and Sir J. French did not strike one as altogether felicitous, and, if messages from G.H.Q.— Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918
Mr. Lincoln's reply under date of June 29 to their communication was as felicitous, as conclusive, as his reply to the Albany Committee.— Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 (of 2) From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860
In arguing a case his style was peculiarly felicitous--simple, direct, clear.— Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 (of 2) From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860

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