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NATIONAL character is that fine quality which will least bear transplanting. The British oak may take root in another soil, and if transplanted when young, will draw as kindly juices as from its native earth; but men soon deteriorate when separated from these influences for good amid which they grew...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Dublin University Magazine, 1833-1877 1833-1877, 1859-06, Vol.53 (318), p.643-663 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | NATIONAL character is that fine quality which will least bear transplanting. The British oak may take root in another soil, and if transplanted when young, will draw as kindly juices as from its native earth; but men soon deteriorate when separated from these influences for good amid which they grew up. It is not always true that men do not change their character with the sky they live under. On the contrary, we soon catch impressions from men and manners around us. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-6594 |