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Still standing on the State House steps, facing the Common, you are also facing what has been called the noblest monument in Boston and the most successfully placed one in America. STILL STANDING ON THE STATE HOUSE STEPS FACING THE COMMON YOU ARE ALSO FACING WHAT HAS BEEN CALLED THE NOBLEST MONUMENT IN BOSTON AND THE MOST SUCCESSFULLY PLACED ONE IN AMERICA
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. 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. It is on Park Street that the publishing house of Houghton, Mifflin & Co. (now Houghton Mifflin Company) has had its offices for forty years, and the bookstores and the antique shops tucked quaintly down a few steps below the level of the sidewalk have much of the flavor of a bit of London. 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 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 IT IS ON PARK STREET THAT THE PUBLISHING HOUSE OF HOUGHTON MIFFLIN AND COMPANY NOW HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY HAS HAD ITS OFFICES FOR FORTY YEARS AND THE BOOKSTORES AND THE ANTIQUE SHOPS TUCKED QUAINTLY DOWN A FEW STEPS BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE SIDEWALK HAVE MUCH OF THE FLAVOR OF A BIT OF LONDON
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