I have in thisa burning private grudge — which would probably make me a better soldier at 49 than I was at 22: against that ruddy little ignoramus(for the odd thing about demonic inspiration and impetus is that it in no way enhances the purely intellectual stature: it chiefly affects the mere will). Ruining, perverting, misapplying, and making for ever accursed, that noble northern spirit, a supreme contribution to , which I have ever loved, and tried to present in its true .

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