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“How sweet and gracious, even in common speech, Is that fine sense which men call Courtesy! Wholesome as air and genial as the light, Welcome in every clime as breath of flowers, It transmutes aliens into trusting friends, And gives its owner passport round the globe.”

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James Thomas Fields
James Thomas Fields

James Thomas Fields (December 31, 1817 - April 24, 1881) was a prominent publisher in the United States. He had a significant impact on the field of literary publishing in America, serving as the editor of The Atlantic Monthly, which became one of the most important literary magazines in the country. more

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