New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-27

HAIL 10 thee. watchful guardian vi our solar limits
hail to thee How solemniy majestic are thy sIen!
steps through these ethereal neds OF uuboundcd space
slow thy gryta;ing course around the ruling orb
of this planetary system; how limpd and serene the
reflected light with which thou shnesi at this extreme
verge OF the solar universe l.---
Roll on Roll on 10 thy silent promenade around the
starry skIes-roll on
Hail 70 thee -loriues meter of the huinnE mind ;
extent unyeurpi strength and pOwer-hail 10 thee -
Bv the prophetic announcement Ot thy unthoughtoi eX-
!steEce thy immortal discO:erer has made OF thee. n
these paihless wlternesses OF immensely an everlasting
token OF Mans lottest digit IN the daring ascension u
MS soaring Intellect. Does not indeed the revelation
of thy mysterious presence in the stellar universe eN
coed in grandeur and importance, the most brilliant
achievements OF Mans untirns genius
Roll on Roll on IN thy silent promenade around thl
starry skes-Toll on
Hail to thee Heaven. drstborn world N our solar
crcat!ou-hail to thee How Respondent the wmrlin-
rings OF golden light which grid thy equatorial regions
how verdsn the iragran; meadows. teeming with Hos"
gay which wrap thy temperate zones how crystal
Ike the Iimpit streams neauterng through thy s"rdec
gades and wales how romantic AMI inviting thy shady
bowers and sylvan retreats how charmngy silent tnJ
calm and dewy nights how brilliant how inspiring N,
rejecting satellites which light thy logdy sphere
Roll on Roll on in thy silent promenade around th'
starry sAies-ro!l on
Hail to thee stupendous orb among the psnctar!
beings thou art mighty one-haI 20 thee !iow ~
banded the fertile valleys that turrow thy eartsy ernst
how broad and deep thy tempe=tuous thy pUr
pie lakes thy inland seash0w uxurar their scattered
Isles how sublime thy Winter gales and storms tGl
roaring cataracts. thy irrupting volcanoes how
grand how majestic the mountain chains stretched OIL
thy gorgeous continents the lofty PEAKS towering above
thy floating clouds the eyerhowing rivers wlndn.
around their bases how immense thy impenetrabh
forests thy verdant plains thy painless deserts hos
varied how curious how innune.able, thy counties
uyriads Of terraqleous hosts ot aquatic multtutes
aerial populations
Roll on Roll on in ny silent promenade around th'
starry skies-rol on Garry on, through the eterna
course OF time around the consolidated heavens, th'
t.dngs Of mans rejocinss a: the wondrous announce
mept OF thy unexpected exlstence-roI on roi! on
And thou, o lErEgE.ER thou Columbus OF the skies
hail 70 thee nail 20 tHy happy genius In ioreei!ing
thou hast done the marvellous existence OF this plane
tary being thou hast iInmoralized thy honor~'
thy country, thy and thy race thou hast rsse'
the lofres altitude etta.nabe by mite being
10 the step approaching the level OF defngod
And the homage o: mankind i therefore Justly due
thy astounding genus-ha.l 20 Thee hail 70 tiny well
earned fame
Glance with pity a; thy envious neighboTs. PROUD
albions -rasping sons their irll:ess endeavors u
despoi thee Of thy transcendent discovery Let them
in their Unsuitable ambition, frown az its Gallo origin
Pos,erity raufyng the Judgment OF Thy nooer
poraries M spurn these unjust attempts, and crown
Ing tiny immortal name with everlasting glory, Will Wit
one voice proclaim thy undivided night the praise
future a,es-HaiI 10 thee hail 10 thee nail 10 tn.
we!learued fame