Biographical Notice 



anything less than the best work. 

 But this is not, to me, a full explana- 

 tion. The possessor of such a gift of 

 expression, and so rich a repertory 

 of knowledge, and suggestions wait- 

 ing for utterance, usually feels, also, 

 the spontaneous impulse to make use 

 of them. King was not an exception. 

 He talked often of things he would 

 like to write, and intended to write, 

 some day. But he never found time 

 for such labors, partly because of the 

 exigent social demands made upon 

 him ; partly because of the necessity 

 for more active and arduous occupa- 

 tion, to which he was repeatedly, if 

 not continuously, subject. A man 

 can do literary work in his stolen 

 leisure, and yet be a darling of soci- 

 ety, shining brightly in the club and 

 at the dinner-table ; or he may be 

 active in business and professional 

 engagements, and still keep enough 

 time and strength for quieter pur- 



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