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CHAPTER XII--THE DISCIPLINE OF EXPERIENCE
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Le Francais est tout autre.

Il aime son parent, son ami, son compagnon, et jusqu'a son voisin d'omnibus ou de theatre, si sa figure lui est sympathetique.

Pourquoi?
Parce qu'il le regarde et cherche son ame, parce qu'il vit dans son semblable autant qu'en lui-meme.

Quand il est longtemps seul, il deperit, et quand il est toujours seul, it meurt."] All this is perfectly true, and it explains why the comparatively unsociable Germans, English, and Americans, are spreading over the earth, while the intensely sociable Frenchmen, unable to enjoy life without each other's society, prefer to stay at home, and France fails to extend itself beyond France.] [Footnote 1816: The Irish have, in many respects, the same strong social instincts as the French.

In the United States they cluster naturally in the towns, where they have their "Irish Quarters," as in England.


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