Adlai Stevenson: “In imagination he is once more under the ancestral roof; the vine-clad…”

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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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This quote illustrates the nostalgic longing of the Irish for their ancestral homes and roots.

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Adlai Stevenson: “In imagination he is once more under the ancestral roof; the vine-clad cottage is again a thing of reality.”