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This is not an example of great mathematical writing, but definitely something to know and probably even more useful: Paul Halmos' brilliant essay "How to write mathematics", which you'll find at http://retro.seals.ch/digbib/view?rid=ensmat-001:1970:16::59&id=browse&id2=browse2.