Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Prescott” in chapter 22, page 453 of George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor:
... his struggles with outward trials, you have brought out a more beautiful and attractive picture than if you had had to describe the escapes of a hero or the perils of an adventurer.
Well as I knew Prescott , you have raised my conception of his fortitude, and self-control, and consciously noble
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