large/4813/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_00_edwards_64kb_50
large/4813/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_00_edwards_64kb
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The spires of the Old South Church, King's Chapel, the Old State House, and Faneuil Hall punctuate the South End; the North Church, the North End. The new Custom House Tower and Bunker Hill Monument seem hardly more than the minarets of a child's toy village. THE SPIRES OF THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH KING'S CHAPEL OLD STATE HOUSE AND FANUAL HALL PUNCTUATE THE SOUTH END THE NORTH CHURCH THE NORTH END THE NEW CUSTOM HOUSE TOWER AND THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT SEEM HARDLY MORE THAN THE MINARETS OF A CHILD'S TOY VILLAGE
es" will lie here forever in the well-earned serenity of a secure old age, and it is probable that another visitor, the Kronprinzessin Cecilie, although lost under the name of the Mount Vernon and a coat of gray paint, will be long preserved in maritime memory. The plain shaft of Bunker Hill Monument, standing to mark the spot where the Americans lost a battle that was, in reality, a victory, is like a blank mirror, reflecting only that which one presents to it. According to your historical knowledge and your emotional grasp Bunker Hill Monument is significant. Skimming thus over the many-storied city, in a sort of literary airplane, it has been possible to point out only a few of the most conspicuous places and towers. The Common lies like a tiny pocket handkerchief of path-marked green at the foot of crowded Beacon Hill; the white Esplanade curves beside the blue Charles; the Back Bay is only a checkerboard of streets, alphabetically arranged; Copley Square is hardly distinguishable. S IN THE GREAT WAR OLD IRONSIDES WILL LIE HERE FOREVER IN THE WELL EARNED SERENITY OF A SECURE OLD AGE AND IT IS PROBABLE THAT ANOTHER SHIP THE COMPRESENT SICILLY ALTHOUGH LOST UNDER THE NAME OF MOUNT VER NON AND A COAT OF GRAY PAINT WILL BE LONG PRESERVED IN MARITIME HISTORY THE PLAIN SHAFT OF BUNKER HILL MONUMENT STANDING TO MARK THE SPOT WHERE THE AMERICANS LOST A BATTLE THAT WAS IN REALITY A VICTORY IS LIKE A BLANK MIRROR REFLECTING ONLY THAT WHICH ONE PRESENTS TO IT ACCORDING TO YOUR HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR EMOTIONAL GRASP BUNKER HILL MONUMENT IS SIGNIFICANT SKIMMING THUS OVER THE MANY STORIED CITY IN A SORT OF LITERARY AEROPLANE IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE TO POINT OUT ONLY A FEW OF THE MOST CONSPICUOUS PLACES AND TOWERS THE COMMON LIES LIKE A TINY POCKET HANDKERCHIEF OF PATHMARKED GREEN AT THE FOOT OF CROWDED BEACON HILL THE WHITE ESPLANADE CURVES BESIDE THE BLUE CHARLES THE BACK BAY IS ONLY A CHECK ABOARD OF STREETS ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED COPLEY SQUARE IS HARDLY DISTINGUISHABLE
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