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Literary
June 17, 1789
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
An excerpt from Sherlock's Letters discussing travelers' misconceptions about the Neapolitan character, comparing their natural capacity to fertile but neglected soil that yields folly and vice when uncultivated.
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CHARACTER OF THE NEAPOLITAN.
From Sherlock's Letters.
Travellers are often mistaken in judging of the Italian, especially the Neapolitan. They think he has no sense, because he wants ideas. A man can have but few ideas when he has never been out of his own country, and when he has read nothing; but examine the Neapolitan on all the subjects with which he is acquainted, and you will see whether he wants natural capacity. He resembles the soil of his own country: a field well tilled in Naples produces the most plentiful crops; neglected, it yields but briars and thistles. It is the same with the genius of the inhabitants; cultivated, it is capable of every thing; untilled, it produces only folly and vice.
From Sherlock's Letters.
Travellers are often mistaken in judging of the Italian, especially the Neapolitan. They think he has no sense, because he wants ideas. A man can have but few ideas when he has never been out of his own country, and when he has read nothing; but examine the Neapolitan on all the subjects with which he is acquainted, and you will see whether he wants natural capacity. He resembles the soil of his own country: a field well tilled in Naples produces the most plentiful crops; neglected, it yields but briars and thistles. It is the same with the genius of the inhabitants; cultivated, it is capable of every thing; untilled, it produces only folly and vice.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Neapolitan
Italian Character
Travelers Misconceptions
Natural Capacity
Cultivated Genius
What entities or persons were involved?
From Sherlock's Letters
Literary Details
Title
Character Of The Neapolitan.
Author
From Sherlock's Letters
Subject
Judging The Neapolitan Character
Key Lines
He Resembles The Soil Of His Own Country: A Field Well Tilled In Naples Produces The Most Plentiful Crops; Neglected, It Yields But Briars And Thistles.
It Is The Same With The Genius Of The Inhabitants; Cultivated, It Is Capable Of Every Thing; Untilled, It Produces Only Folly And Vice.