The Pine-tree coast . - . ?. A SUMMER SUNSET. CHAPTER VI. AT KEX^EBUNKPOET. L onda del mar divisaBagna la valle e il monteVa passagiera in fiumeVa prigioniera in fonte. THE suffix port is of such frequent occurrence on our seaboard that thewhole coast may be said to be port-holed. Twenty-five years ago the village of Kennebunkport was comparativelyunknown, or if ever known, it had been forgotten. In its general features itbears a certain family resemblance to Old York, as those who may becomeacquainted with both places will soon discover. York lies along the banks ofa short tidal river; so doe
The Pine-tree coast . - . ?. A SUMMER SUNSET. CHAPTER VI. AT KEX^EBUNKPOET. L onda del mar divisaBagna la valle e il monteVa passagiera in fiumeVa prigioniera in fonte. THE suffix port is of such frequent occurrence on our seaboard that thewhole coast may be said to be port-holed. Twenty-five years ago the village of Kennebunkport was comparativelyunknown, or if ever known, it had been forgotten. In its general features itbears a certain family resemblance to Old York, as those who may becomeacquainted with both places will soon discover. York lies along the banks ofa short tidal river; so does Kennebunkport. York has its old village and itsnew settlement; so has Kennebunkport. York, in fine, is a sort of anachro-nism, contemporary with George the Third and Harrison the Second ; so, too, isKennebunkport. There has been no tantalizing steeple-chase from afar off to whet ourcuriosity. We have simply arrived. Our attention is at once drawn to the amphibious character of life on thewater front, by certain appearances
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