Word: aider
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Copeland then spoke at some length on the writings of the two men. He said in conclusion that, although Emerson is a great writer, his chief glory lies in the fact of his having been above all other writers of the century "the friend and aider of those who would five in the spirit." Carlyle, although he often befriends and aids seekers after the life of the spirit, enjoys his highest fame as the principle man of letters of our time...