This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...The tribes which now our hunger sate; But there are lands beyond the main, Where summer holds her sunny reign, Of dearth, of cold, we need not die, For thither yet we all may fly, As heaven will send us helpful gales To waft us to those blessed vales." Each feathered hearer heard within An echo of the voice divine, And ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...The tribes which now our hunger sate; But there are lands beyond the main, Where summer holds her sunny reign, Of dearth, of cold, we need not die, For thither yet we all may fly, As heaven will send us helpful gales To waft us to those blessed vales." Each feathered hearer heard within An echo of the voice divine, And all while listening to the youth Felt for the time the power of truth, And fearless of the frowning skies Raised the wild cry "Arise, arise." But ere the crowd could upward spring, With hopeful heart and straining wing, A wit and scholar pert and gay Just hinted he'd a word to say; This bird had worshipped thro' the season The goddess called by students Reason. A knowing bird in sooth was he, As ever perched on barn or tree, For he to life and light was brought Where laws and languages are taught, And in his nest for weeks had sate Listening to doctors in debate, Till he, like them, had gained a store Of useless metaphysic lore. THE SWALLOW. 167 Few grey professors of the college Knew more than he of God's foreknowledge, Or chattered more familiarly Of free-will and necessity. On lengthy arguments he'd enter To prove a circle had no centre, For well knew he, with learned rules To mystify unlettered fools, And floor with quibble, wit, pretence, That clumsy giant, common sense. 'That speaker, friends," said he, " I wist Is but a canting Methodist, Since he exhorts you one and all T'obey some fancied inward call; Or he may be (the godless rogue) A poor but crafty demagogue, That, discontented with his state, Would ruin nations to be great, Or--ay--his very features show it, A wild-eyed, ranting, crack-brained poet. 'Tis true our fathers gave command That we should leave this stricken land As soon as we had strength to br...
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