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The remark reminded me of you, and of the immense advantage which your writings had been to me; and I thought that possibly it might give you pleasure to know that to you  together with a good mother's judicious management  I owe all my taste for reading. THE REMARK REMINDED ME OF YOU AND OF THE IMMENSE ADVANTAGE WHICH YOUR WRITINGS HAD BEEN TO ME AND I THOUGHT THAT POSSIBLY IT MIGHT GIVE YOU PLEASURE TO KNOW THAT TO YOU TOGETHER WITH A GOOD MOTHER'S JUDICIOUS MANAGEMENT I OWE ALL MY TASTE FOR READING
cter, or whose lack of high aims and purposes, could mislead the reader. But, Mr. Mayor, I hope you will pardon the egotism of these remarks; for I did not prepare myself to say what I have said, and I was rather surprised into it by your mention of my book name. With the same apology to my readers of the present day for reproducing this speech, and for saying so much about myself, I wish to allow a young gentleman to state the influence upon himself of these books. He is the son of a distinguished literary man whose works live after him, and who was for several years United States Consul at Glasgow and Edinburgh. I insert here the young man's letter, which I received in Florence, Italy, in 1870. BOSTON, _Sept._ 9, 1870. MR. ADAMS: _Dear Sir_,--I heard some one remark the other day, that, however high a man might stand in the estimation of his fellow-men, there would be times when it would be pleasant for him to know that he had been of some especial benefit to one or more individuals. R WHOSE LACK OF HIGH AIMS AND PURPOSES COULD MISLEAD THE READER BUT MISTER MAYOR I HOPE YOU WILL PARDON THE EGOTISM OF THESE REMARKS FOR I DID NOT PREPARE MYSELF TO SAY WHAT I HAVE SAID AND I WAS RATHER SURPRISED INTO IT BY YOUR MENTION OF MY BOOK NAME WITH THE SAME APOLOGY TO MY READERS OF THE PRESENT DAY FOR REPRODUCING THIS SPEECH AND FOR SAYING SO MUCH ABOUT MYSELF I WISH TO ALLOW A YOUNG GENTLEMAN TO STATE THE INFLUENCE UPON HIMSELF OF THESE BOOKS HE IS THE SON OF A DISTINGUISHED LITERARY MAN WHOSE WORKS LIVE AFTER HIM AND WHO IS FOR SEVERAL YEARS UNITED STATES CONSUL AT GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH I INSERT HERE THE YOUNG MAN'S LETTER WHICH I RECEIVED IN FLORENCE ITALY IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY BOSTON SEPTEMBER NINTH EIGHTEEN SEVENTY MISTER ADAMS DEAR SIR I HEARD SOME ONE REMARK THE OTHER DAY THAT HOWEVER HIGH A MAN MIGHT STAND IN THE ESTIMATION OF HIS FELLOW MEN THERE WOULD BE TIMES WHEN IT WOULD BE PLEASANT FOR HIM TO KNOW THAT HE HAD BEEN OF SOME ESPECIAL BENEFIT TO ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS
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