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The writer, as a pilot over this particular city, alights and resigns, commending for more detailed study, and for delightful guidance, Robert Shackleton's "Book of Boston." THE WRITER AS A PILOT OVER THIS PARTICULAR CITY ALIGHTS AND RESIGNS COMMENDING FOR MORE DETAILED STUDY AND FOR DELIGHTFUL GUIDANCE ROBERT SHACKLETON'S BOOK OF BOSTON
. 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. 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. 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 IN 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 CHECKERBOARD OF STREETS ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED COPLEY SQUARE IS HARDLY DISTINGUISHABLE THE SPIRES OF OLD SOUTH CHURCH KING'S CHAPEL THE OLD STATE HOUSE IN FANNIEL HALL PUNCTUATE THE SOUTH END THE NORTH CHURCH THE NORTH END THE NEW CUSTOM HOUSE TOWER AND BUCKER HILL MONUMENT SEEM HARDLY MORE THAN THE MINARETS OF A CHILD'S TOY VILLAGE
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