Letter to Mr. [George William?] Curtis, 1867 September 7.

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Letter to Mr. [George William?] Curtis, 1867 September 7.

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Bullock discusses the origin of a famous ode in honor of John Wickliffe which Bullock quoted from memory after hearing Daniel Webster use it. He has also found the quote in Bartlett's [Familiar Quotations] and notes that Wordsworth reused it. He also thanks Curtis for a copy of a speech on women's suffrage.

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