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solutely advise the building of those ancient 

 divided doors with their diamond "Hghts;" 

 but wherever they show their quaint faces, 

 looking out tranquilly upon the clash and tur- 



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moil of our latter half of the century, I would 

 certainly cherish them; or if I hung a porch 

 over them, it would be such a one as should be 

 in keeping with their quaintness, and yet offer 

 all promise — which a sensible porch should 

 offer — of shelter and rest. There is a village 

 I never pass through but I ache to clap over 

 one or more of its old-time doors (now bat- 

 tling without vestige or rooflet, with sun and 

 rain) some such quaint, overhanging beacon 

 of hospitality as I have pictured; I am sure 

 the houses would take on a double homeli- 



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