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For the ships that were to be built would never have pleased him as well as his own canoe; the granite buildings would have stifled him; and the zealous Adamses and the high minded Quincys and Sewalls and all the rest would have bored him horribly. FOR THE SHIPS THAT WERE TO BE BUILT WOULD NEVER HAVE PLEASED HIM AS WELL AS HIS OWN CANOE THE GRANITE BUILDINGS WOULD HAVE STIFLED HIM AND THE ZEALOUS ADAMSES AND THE HIGH MINDED QUINCES AND SOULS AND ALL THE REST WOULD HAVE BORED HIM HORRIBLY
 these facts point to a homogeneous stock, with the same language, traditions, and social customs. Obviously there is a connection between the governmental genius displayed by Quincy's sons and the singular purity of the original English stock. Little did Wampatuck, the son of Chickatawbut, realize what he was doing when he parted with his Braintree lands for twenty-one pounds and ten shillings. The Indian deed is still preserved, with the following words on its back: "In the 17th reign of Charles 2. Braintry Indian Deeds. Given 1665. Aug. 10: Take great care of it." Little did the Indian chief realize that the surrounding waters were to float hulks as mighty as a city; that the hills were to furnish granite for buildings and monuments without number; and that men were to be born there who would shape the greatest Ship of State the world has ever known. And yet, if he had known, possibly he would have accepted the twenty-one pounds and ten shillings just the same, and departed quietly. ESE FACTS POINT TO A HOMOGENEOUS STOCK WITH THE SAME LANGUAGE TRADITIONS AND SOCIAL CUSTOMS OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTAL GENIUS DISPLAYED BY QUINCEY'S SONS AND THE SINGULAR PURITY OF THE ORIGINAL ENGLISH STOCK LITTLE DID WAMPATUCK THE SON OF CHIKATAWBIT REALIZE WHAT HE WAS DOING WHEN HE PARTED WITH HIS BRAINTORY LANDS FOR TWENTY ONE POUNDS AND TEN SHILLINGS THE INDIAN DEED IS STILL PRESERVED WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS ON ITS BACK IN THE SEVENTEENTH REIGN OF CHARLES TWO BRAINTREE INDIAN DEEDS GIVEN SIXTEEN SIXTY FIVE AUGUST TEN TAKE GREAT CARE OF IT LITTLE DID THE INDIAN CHIEF REALIZE THAT THE SURROUNDING WATERS WERE TO FLOAT HULKS AS MIGHTY AS A CITY THAT THE HILLS WERE TO FURNISH GRANITE FOR BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS WITHOUT NUMBER AND THAT MEN WERE TO BE BORN THERE WHO WOULD SHAPE THE GREATEST SHIP OF STATE THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN AND YET IF HE HAD KNOWN POSSIBLY HE WOULD HAVE ACCEPTED THE TWENTY ONE POUNDS AND TEN SHILLINGS JUST THE SAME AND DEPARTED QUIETLY
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