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A road is the thread on which the beads of history are strung; the beads of peace as well as those of war. A ROAD IS THE THREAD ON WHICH THE BEADS OF HISTORY ARE STRUNG THE BEADS OF PEACE AS WELL AS THOSE OF WAR
Let us now leave the city and set out in a more leisurely fashion on our way to Plymouth. THE OLD COAST ROAD _From Boston to Plymouth_ [Illustration: THE SOUTH SHORE OFMASSACHUSETTS BAY] THE OLD COAST ROAD CHAPTER I DORCHESTER HEIGHTS AND THE OLD COAST ROAD [Illustration] The very earliest of the great roads in New England was the Old Coast Road, connecting Boston with Plymouth--capitals of separate colonies. Do we, casually accepting the fruit of three hundred years of toil on this continent--do we, accustomed to smooth highways and swift and easy transportation, realize the significance of such a road? A road is the symbol of the civilization which has produced it. The main passageway from the shore of the Yellow Sea to the capital of Korea, although it has been pressed for centuries immemorial by myriads of human feet, has never been more than a bridle path. On the other hand, wherever the great Roman Empire stepped, it engineered mighty thoroughfares which are a marvel to this day.  CHAPTER ONE OF THE OLD COAST ROAD FROM BOSTON TO PLYMOUTH BY AGNES EDWARDS THIS LIBERAL BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN CHAPTER ONE DORCHESTER HEIGHTS AND THE OLD COAST ROAD THE VERY EARLIEST OF THE GREAT ROADS IN NEW ENGLAND WAS THE OLD COAST ROAD CONNECTING BOSTON WITH PLYMOUTH CAPITALS OF SEPARATE COLONIES DO WE CASUALLY ACCEPTING THE FRUIT OF THREE HUNDRED YEARS OF TOIL ON THIS CONTINENT DO WE ACCUSTOMED TO SMOOTH HIGHWAYS AND SWIFT AND EASY TRANSPORTATION REALIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SUCH A ROAD A ROAD IS THE SYMBOL OF THE CIVILIZATION WHICH HAS PRODUCED IT THE MAIN PASSAGEWAY FROM THE SHORE OF THE YELLOW SEA TO THE CAPITAL OF KOREA ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN PRESSED FOR CENTURIES IMMEMORIAL BY MYRIADS OF HUMAN FEET HAS NEVER BEEN MORE THAN A BRIDLE PATH ON THE OTHER HAND WHEREVER THE GREAT ROMAN EMPIRE STEPPED IT ENGINEERED MIGHTY THOROUGHFARES WHICH ARE A MARVEL TO THIS DAY
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