No, that doesn't make sense. Web Clipper can copy a whole page, or a URL, or a screenshot into a separate program, why not just some text?.
Of course what I am doing works. I could also copy the text, then launch Evernote, then create a new note, then paste in the text.
My point is that I should be able to select some text just as easily as selecting a whole page, which I will then have to hunt through later to find the text I want. It's basic HIG.