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The greatest possible mint of style is to make the words absolutely disappear into the thought.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Age: 59 †
Born: 1804
Born: July 4
Died: 1864
Died: May 18
Diplomat
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Salem
Massachusetts
Nathaniel Hathorne
Monsieur de l'Aubépine
N. H.
Make
Disappear
Absolutely
Style
Greatest
Possible
Words
Thought
Writing
Mint

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