ISBN: 9781458801968

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872. Excerpt: ... BOSTON. 157 CHAPTER XIII. BOSTON--THE HUB HISTORICAL SCENES AND ASSOCIATIONS RELIGIOUS STATISTICS BOSTON AND EDINBURGH COMPARED COMMON SCHOOLS CIVIC GOVERNMENT CHARITABLE SOCIETIES--THE LADIES OF BOSTON. I SAW Boston with surprise, left it with re-gret, and remember it with admiration. I was surprised at the size and beauty of the city, the culture of its people, and the excellence of its government. I was surprised at the number of its churches, schools, libraries, newspapers, book-stores; its places of amusement as well as instruction; and, above all, its charitable and philanthropic institutions. To an old traveller who had seen many cities, and had settled down into the nil admirari spirit, it was a new sensation to be roused into admiring enthusiasm as I was at Boston. Far inferior to Edinburgh in picturesque site, to Venice or Rome or Grenada in romantic association, to many a city of the Old World in historical fame, I yet felt deeper interest in Boston than in any place I had visited in days of younger and more susceptible emotion. I know not why, except it be that here Christian civilisation has attained the highest reach I had hitherto witnessed, not perhaps in individual advancement, but in the general elevation and well-being of the community. I do not wonder at an Englishman like Mr. T. Hughes saying that if he were obliged to leave his own country he would choose Boston as his residence. I thought so too till I had been at Philadelphia, which may contest with Boston among modern cities the capability of securing the greatest possible well-being of the greatest possible numbers. Both cities are in advance of the best cities of the Old World, in whatever can be effected by free institutions, and educational culture, and Christian civilisa... James Macaulay, Books, History, Across The Ferry; First Impressions Of America And Its People Books>History This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Hodder and Stoughton in 1872 in 449 pages; Subjects: United States; History / General; History / United States / General; History / United States / 19th Century; Travel / Essays & Travelogues; Travel / United States / General;<