If there is a Bostonian who ever sailed from his own harbor for distant lands, or returned to it from them, without feelings, at the sight of the Blue Hills, which he is unable to express, his heart is differently constituted from mine.
Quincy expresses the deep emotional connection Bostonians have with their homeland, particularly the Blue Hills.
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