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“But look, the morn in russet mantle clad
Walks oer the dew of yon high eastward hill.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“The Englishmans strong point is his vigorous insularity; that of the American his power of adaptation. Each of these attitudes has its perils. The Englishman stands firmly on his feet, but he who merely does this never advances. The Americans disposition is to step forward even at the risk of a fall.”
—Thomas Wentworth Higginson (18231911)
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