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  • He brought his Poems to our office; and, though his unpolished appearance, his coarse hand-writing, and wretched orthography, afforded no prospect that his production could be printed, yet he found attention by his repeated calls, and by the humility of his expectations, which were limited to half a-dozen copies of the Magazine.

    Letter 388 2009

  • It leaves me wondering, though, what was so great about neat hand-writing?

    Procrastination, Part III: How to Defeat Yourself In One Easy Step Ulysses 2009

  • Clerval always writes that you are getting better; I eagerly hope that you will confirm this intelligence soon in your own hand-writing; for indeed, indeed, Victor, we are all very miserable on this account.

    Chapter 5 2010

  • This painful state of feeling was instantly relieved on seeing a Westonian hand-writing ...

    Letter 378 2009

  • It leaves me wondering, though, what was so great about neat hand-writing?

    Archive 2009-02-01 Ulysses 2009

  • I once spent an hour practicing my hand-writing when I should have been studying for a university physics exam.

    Procrastination, Part III: How to Defeat Yourself In One Easy Step Ulysses 2009

  • It's just surprising the person, whoever he was, did this in a second, more cursive hand-writing style.

    Robert Eisenman: The James Ossuary: Is It Authentic? (An Update) Robert Eisenman 2011

  • We cannot help imagining that your friend Clerval conceals the extent of your disorder: for it is now several months since we have seen your hand-writing; and all this time you have been obliged to dictate your letters to

    Chapter 5 2010

  • I once spent an hour practicing my hand-writing when I should have been studying for a university physics exam.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Ulysses 2009

  • As for Jackson, he suggested “one of his strong letters in his own hand-writing.”

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

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