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Wherever one stands in Boston suggests the church of San Clemente in Rome, where, you remember, there are three churches built one upon the other. However, those who would take the lovely journey from Boston to Plymouth needs must make some survey, no matter how superficial, of their starting place. WHEREVER ONE STANDS IN BOSTON SUGGESTS THE CHURCH OF SAINT CLAMENTE IN ROME WHERE YOU REMEMBER THERE ARE THREE CHURCHES BUILT ONE UPON THE OTHER HOWEVER THOSE WHO WOULD TAKE THEIR LOVELY JOURNEY FROM BOSTON TO PLYMOUTH NEEDS MUST MAKE SOME SURVEY NO MATTER HOW SUPERFICIAL OF THEIR STARTING PLACE
ous of their idiosyncrasies, admitting their inconsistencies and prejudices with complacency, wisely aware that age has bestowed on them a special value, which is automatically increased with the passage of time. To tell the story of an old city is like cutting down through the various layers of a fruity layer cake. When you turn the slice over, you see that every piece is a cross-section. So almost every locality and phase of this venerable metropolis could be studied, and really should be studied, according to its historical strata: Colonial, Provincial, Revolutionary, economic, and literary. All of these periods have piled up their associations one upon the other, and all of them must be somewhat understood if one would sincerely comprehend what has aptly been called not a city, but a "state of mind." It is as impossible for the casual sojourner to grasp the significance of the multifarious historical and literary events which have transpired here as for a few pages to outline them. E OLD PEOPLE BECOME TENACIOUS OF THEIR IDIOSYNCRASIES ADMITTING THEIR INCONSISTENCIES AND PREJUDICES WITH COMPLACENCY WISELY AWARE THAT AGE HAS BESTOWED ON THEM A SPECIAL VALUE WHICH IS AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME TO TELL THE STORY OF AN OLD CITY IS LIKE CUTTING DOWN THROUGH THE VARIOUS LAYERS OF A FRUITY LAYER CAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE SLICE OVER YOU SEE THAT EVERY PIECE IS A CROSS SECTION SO ALMOST EVERY LOCALITY AND PHASE OF THIS VENERABLE METROPOLIS COULD BE STUDIED AND REALLY SHOULD BE STUDIED ACCORDING TO ITS HISTORICAL STRATA COLONIAL PROVINCIAL REVOLUTIONARY ECONOMIC AND LITERARY ALL OF THESE PERIODS HAVE PILED UP THEIR ASSOCIATIONS ONE UPON THE OTHER AND ALL OF THEM MUST BEWHAT UNDERSTOOD IF ONE WOULD SINCERELY COMPREHEND WHAT HAS BEEN APTLY CALLED NOT A CITY BUT A STATE OF MIND IT IS AS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CASUAL SOJOURNER TO GRASP THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MULTIFARIOUS HISTORICAL AND LITERARY EVENTS WHICH HAVE TRANSPIRED HERE AS FOR A FEW PAGES TO OUTLINE THEM
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