An intense, proud, rather melancholy man, he worked as a civil servant.

作为一名公务员，他热情骄傲，又相当多愁善感。

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Yet I experienced sometimes that the most sweet and tender, the most innocent and encouraging society may be found in any natural object, even for the poor misanthrope and most melancholy man.

然而我有时经历到，在任何大自然的事物中，都能找出最甜蜜温柔，最天真和鼓舞人的伴侣，即使是对于愤世嫉俗的可怜人和最最忧慢的人也一样。

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He was a celebrity, sometimes a self-parody, a hearty friend, an implacable foe, a man of large faith and large flaws, a melancholy character who persevered, drank deeply and sang loudly.

他是个名人，有时会夸张地自嘲；他也是一个真挚热情的朋友，一个不可阻挡的对手，一个信得坚决，错得执拗的男人；他性格忧郁，坚忍不拔，大口喝酒，放声歌唱。

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Lincoln was a quiet man. Abe Lincoln was a quiet and melancholy man.

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So much for the melancholy man who felt that he had been buried above ground during his own lifetime.

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