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. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ... STEAM. Hail to the art that conquers time and space, And human hands for glorious issues join'd To carry out the thoughts of mighty mind That not in sand its characters shall trace. Hail to the progress of the human race, Thro' those great men who, dying, leave behind Rich legacies of thought to all mankind, ...
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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. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ... STEAM. Hail to the art that conquers time and space, And human hands for glorious issues join'd To carry out the thoughts of mighty mind That not in sand its characters shall trace. Hail to the progress of the human race, Thro' those great men who, dying, leave behind Rich legacies of thought to all mankind, With rolling suns and cycles keeping pace. To work unflinching, to determined ends, To that which makes our manhood great and true, Whereon success and high result attends--To paths which men were guided to pursue; To that concenter'd mind which never bends, And dares, in spite of obstacles, to Do. FURZE BLOSSOM. Silence of Nature! when no whisper stirs, Be mine on moors and hills to feel thy power--To wander pensive at the sunset hour, And watch the golden sun, the golden furze. For if to worldly ways my heart demurs, If gentle feelings fall in kindly shower, And Hope enriches with his plenteous dower--Hers was the influence and the praise be hers. Her lonely wilds with rapture fill'd my heart, And brought to me companionship severe That suited well with sorrow's sullen mood. No word she spake: her truths she would impart In sounds to which she forced me to give ear, In rustling leaves, in roar of torrents rude. SIMPLICITY OF LIFE. Hail humble life that seeks no wide domain To tread the narrow path of godliness, Which, with contentment, is exceeding gain, And brings the perfect boon of quietness. Hence no distracting thoughts the heart depress, No vain chimeras haunt the healthy brain; Hence doth the mind, superior to distress, Unalter'd equability maintain. Blest is the home, however poor and small, Where thus sublime simplicity imparts To meanest acts nobility and truth. May fleeting years retain unsear'd such hearts, And on their...
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