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The graceful spire of Park Street Church serves not only as a landmark, but is also a most fitting terminal to a street of many associations. THE GRACEFUL SPIRE OF PARK STREET CHURCH SERVES NOT ONLY AS A LANDMARK BUT ALSO AS A MOST FITTING TERMINAL TO A STREET OF MANY ASSOCIATIONS
other's cow here; and finally both traditions and existing law declare that yonder one-story building opening upon Mount Vernon Street, and possessing an oddly wide door, must forever keep that door of sufficient width to let the cows pass through to the Common. Let us stand upon the steps of the State House and look out over the Common. To our right, near the intersection of Boylston and Tremont Streets, lies the half-forgotten, almost obliterated Central Burying Ground, the final resting-place of Gilbert Stuart, the famous American painter. At the left points the spire of Park Street Church, notable not for its age, for it is only a little over a century old, but for its charming beauty, and by the fact that William Lloyd Garrison delivered his first address here, and here "America" was sung in public for the first time. It was the windiness of this corner which was responsible for Tom Appleton's suggestion (he was the brother-in-law of Longfellow) that a shorn lamb be tethered here. WALDO EMERSON TENDED HIS MOTHER'S COW HERE AND FINALLY BOTH TRADITIONS AND EXISTING LAW DECLARE THAT YONDER ONE STORY BUILDING OPENING UPON MOUNT VER NON STREET AND POSSESSING AN ODDLY WIDE DOOR MUST FOREVER KEEP THAT DOOR OF SUFFICIENT WIDTH TO LET THE COWS PASS THROUGH THE COMMON LET US STAND UPON THE STEPS OF THE STATE HOUSE AND LOOK OUT OVER THE COMMON TO OUR RIGHT NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BOYLESTON AND TREMONT STREETS LIES THE HALF FORGOTTEN ALMOST OBLITERATED CENTRAL BURYING GROUND THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF GILBERT STUART THE FAMOUS AMERICAN PAINTER AT THE LEFT POINTS THE SPIRE OF PARK STREET CHURCH NOTABLE NOT FOR ITS AGE FOR IT IS ONLY A LITTLE OVER A CENTURY OLD BUT FOR ITS CHARMING BEAUTY AND THE FACT THAT WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON DELIVERED HIS FIRST ADDRESS HERE AND HERE AMERICA WAS SUNG IN PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME IT WAS THE WINDINESS OF THIS CORNER WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TOM APPLETON'S SUGGESTION HE WAS THE BROTHER IN LAW OF LONGFELLOW THAT A SHORN LAMB BE TETHERED HERE
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