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ever seen . They had stowage I understood for three thousand | ever seen . They had stowage I understood for three thousand | ||
bales, + yet as you looked ^ | bales, + yet as you looked ^ through their gilded + splendidly furnished salons | ||
one hundred + eighty yards in length, + saw how great was the num- | one hundred + eighty yards in length, + saw how great was the num- | ||
ber of sleeping berths they contained, you w/d have supposed they were | ber of sleeping berths they contained, you w/d have supposed they were | ||
constructed for passengers only. | constructed for passengers only. | ||
In this most modern city with most ancient name, there were many | In this most modern city with most ancient name, there were many | ||
fine shops, + good buildings but little that was continuously good; unoc- | fine shops, + good buildings, but little that was continuously good; unoc- | ||
cupied spaces or spaces occupied only with poor wooden tenements were | cupied spaces or spaces occupied only with poor wooden tenements were | ||
everywhere interposed. The streets were generally totally uncared for | everywhere interposed. The streets were generally totally uncared for | ||
This unsightliness + neglect are to be set down to the past, + not to | This unsightliness + neglect are to be set down to the past, + not to | ||
present state of things. They are [[strikeout]] [[insert]] the legacy of | present state of things. They are [[strikeout]] [[insert]] the legacy of slavery [[strikeout]] | ||
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ever seen . They had stowage I understood for three thousand bales, + yet as you looked ^ through their gilded + splendidly furnished salons one hundred + eighty yards in length, + saw how great was the num- ber of sleeping berths they contained, you w/d have supposed they were constructed for passengers only.
In this most modern city with most ancient name, there were many
fine shops, + good buildings, but little that was continuously good; unoc- cupied spaces or spaces occupied only with poor wooden tenements were everywhere interposed. The streets were generally totally uncared for This unsightliness + neglect are to be set down to the past, + not to present state of things. They are strikeout insert the legacy of slavery strikeout