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In imagination he is once more under the ancestral roof; the vine-clad cottage is again a thing of reality.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “In imagination he is once more under the ancestral roof; the vine-clad cottage is again a thing of reality.”
Editor's note · Context
This quote illustrates the nostalgic longing of the Irish for their ancestral homes and roots.
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