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Excerpt from Historical and Social Sketch of Craven County, So; Ca: From the April No; Of Southern Quarterly Review
Local attachments are strongest among the inhabitants of the country. Those especially whose 'youth has been nurtured among mountains, are bound by a chain, stronger than adamant to the homes of their infancy. The denizen of' a crowded metropolis is vain-glorious, perhaps proud, of his city, but he has no love for it. He forms a very insigni ficant atom in the vast mass of humanity which surrounds him, and he easily transfers his affection to whatsoever por tion of the world may contain his household gods. Not so with the rural citizen or the inhabitant of a village. No throng of uninterested spectators ever torments him with a consciousness of his own littleness. He feels that he is a man of note; that he holds a conspicuous and an important place in society he can calculate the political value of his life. He doubts whether his existence is not necessary to the well-being of the world; and he rewards, with the devo tion of his whole heart, the spot which confers such impor tance upon him.
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Local attachments are strongest among the inhabitants of the country. Those especially whose 'youth has been nurtured among mountains, are bound by a chain, stronger than adamant to the homes of their infancy. The denizen of' a crowded metropolis is vain-glorious, perhaps proud, of his city, but he has no love for it. He forms a very insigni ficant atom in the vast mass of humanity which surrounds him, and he easily transfers his affection to whatsoever por tion of the world may contain his household gods. Not so with the rural citizen or the inhabitant of a village. No throng of uninterested spectators ever torments him with a consciousness of his own littleness. He feels that he is a man of note; that he holds a conspicuous and an important place in society he can calculate the political value of his life. He doubts whether his existence is not necessary to the well-being of the world; and he rewards, with the devo tion of his whole heart, the spot which confers such impor tance upon him.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Frederick A. Porcher
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780265912744
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm
Page Count - 54
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ISBN - 9781332137848
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm
Page Count - 56
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