Its citadel, churches, houses, were shattered, and peaceful families at the fireside torn in mutilated fragments by the murderous bursting shell; but the English, the universal charities, which helped to restore Lisbon, were not offered to the ruined Mexican city.
Sumner contrasts the lack of international aid for Mexico after its destruction with the support given to Lisbon after its earthquake.
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