large/4813/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_03_edwards_64kb_65
large/4813/old_coast_road_1402_librivox_64kb_mp3/oldcoastroad_03_edwards_64kb
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The congested traffic of the city square presses about its portico, but those who knew and loved it best lie quietly within the shadow of its gray walls. Under the portico lies President John Adams, and "at his side sleeps until the trump shall sound, Abigail, his beloved and only wife." THE CONGESTED TRAFFIC OF THE CITY SQUARE PRESSES ABOUT ITS PORTICO BUT THOSE WHO KNEW AND LOVED IT BEST LIE QUIETLY WITHIN THE SHADOW OF ITS GREY WALLS UNDER THE PORTICO LIES PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS AND AT HIS SIDE SLEEPS UNTIL THE TRUMP SHALL SOUND ABIGAIL HIS BELOVED AND ONLY WIFE
ical discussion: "It is my opinion that Dr. Tillotson is now in hell for his heresy." To which Tutor Flynt retorted dryly: "It is my opinion that you will not meet him there." The procession of Quincy's great men which we have been watching winds its way, as human processions are apt to do, to the old graveyard. Most of the original settlers are buried here, although not a few were buried on their own land, according to the common custom. Probably this ancient burying ground, with its oldest headstone of 1663, has never been particularly attractive. The Puritans did not decorate their graveyards in any way. Fearing that prayers or sermons would encourage the "superstitions" of the Roman Catholic Church, they shunned any ritual over the dead or beautifying of their last resting-place. However, neglected as the spot was, the old stone church, whose golden belfry is such a familiar and pleasant landmark to all the neighboring countryside, still keeps its face turned steadfastly toward it. N A THEOLOGICAL DISCUSSION IT IS MY OPINION THAT DOCTOR TILLOTSON IS NOW IN HELL FOR HIS HERESY TO WHICH TUDOR FLINT RETORTED DRYLY IT IS MY OPINION THAT YOU WILL NOT MEET HIM THERE THE PROCESSION OF QUINCY'S GREAT MEN WHICH WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING WINDS ITS WAY AS HUMAN PROCESSIONS ARE APT TO DO TO THE OLD GRAVEYARD MOST OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS ARE BURIED HERE ALTHOUGH NOT A FEW WERE BURIED ON THEIR OWN LAND ACCORDING TO THE COMMON CUSTOM PROBABLY THIS ANCIENT BURYING GROUND WITH THIS OLDEST HEADSTONE OF SIXTEEN SIXTY THREE HAS NEVER BEEN PARTICULARLY ATTRACTIVE THE PURITANS DID NOT DECORATE THEIR GRAVEYARDS IN ANY WAY FEARING THAT PRAYERS OR SERMONS WOULD ENCOURAGE THE SUPERSTITIONS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH THEY SHUNNED ANY RITUAL OVER THE DEAD OR BEAUTIFYING THEIR LAST RESTING PLACE HOWEVER NEGLECTED AS THE SPOT WAS THE OLD STONE CHURCH WHOSE GOLDEN BELFRY IS SUCH A FAMILIAR AND PLEASANT LANDMARK TO ALL THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRYSIDE STILL KEEPS ITS FACE TURNED STEADFASTLY TOWARD IT
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