THE SOUL OF A CITY.
Lord Crawford and Balcarres, in "The Soul of Manchester" (University Press,' Manchester), a collection of essays, on that city, writes: "The Soul of a City" may be imprisoned, lying concealed below the.surface, yet so near it; ever striving to arise and grasp'the full measure of" hopefulness and endeavour. The Soul will always bo there, varying from one generation to another; at one moment thrilled by success and shining in- the virtues of accomplished good; at another darkened by affliction when the victim of pestilence . or invader; or else, when shackled' by the worst of all its enemies, apathy. While the soul of man changes its stature, it is influenced by the environment of its home, just as its home, though inherited, must reflect the character of its citizen. In the history of an ancient town we march at the very end of a long procession, the rearguard of -our ancestry, _the vanguard of pur successors. Yes, while the present is ours, we must learn to look ; upon the future as more than'"ever onrs/.t00." '"'-'"
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 90, 12 October 1929, Page 21
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178THE SOUL OF A CITY. Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 90, 12 October 1929, Page 21
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