Dear Mr. Buckley:
A bespectacled curator demonstrated Edison’s first gramophone. Hairy ironmongers jumped; kindly ladies muttered; nine old parsons quickly retreated, stealthily tiptoeing. “Undoubtedly violins with xylophones,” yelled Zeke.
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Dear Mr. Buckley:
A bespectacled curator demonstrated Edison’s first gramophone. Hairy ironmongers jumped; kindly ladies muttered; nine old parsons quickly retreated, stealthily tiptoeing. “Undoubtedly violins with xylophones,” yelled Zeke.

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William F. Buckley Jr. founded National Review magazine in 1955.
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Dear Mr. Buckley:
A bespectacled curator demonstrated Edison’s first gramophone. Hairy ironmongers jumped; kindly ladies muttered; nine old parsons quickly retreated, stealthily tiptoeing. “Undoubtedly violins with xylophones,” yelled Zeke.
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About the Author
William F. Buckley Jr. founded National Review magazine in 1955.
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