“Your true Yankee is always reasonable — always — even at the moment of unsheathing his sword, or pulling a hair trigger.’’
— John Neal (1793-1876), in The Down Easters. He was a Portland, Maine-based writer, critic lawyer and architect.
“Your true Yankee is always reasonable — always — even at the moment of unsheathing his sword, or pulling a hair trigger.’’
— John Neal (1793-1876), in The Down Easters. He was a Portland, Maine-based writer, critic lawyer and architect.