Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-11-19
Geography of Vermont in Rhyme.

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION,
7it,tation Boundaries Extent, Face ofthe Country,
Natural and C.Ud D.UlsonS, &C. &c.
Vermout's situation in N. rthern degree
Reaches just fJrty-fve from below fIrtythree,
its Longitude eastward Biographies fix,
From Washington measured between three and six.
On the South Of Vermont, Massachusetts is found;
The Province Of Canada north, is its bound;
Conn river flows down the cast side,
This state from New Hampshire its waters divide;
On the west is the State Of New York 10 / secn
Champlan with its sails and steamboats, between.
Vermont north and south, unless Thompson is wrong,
Is nearly hundred and sixty miles long;
On Canada line il is ninety miles wide,
TO cross the south end fortyone you must ride.
In Vermont many hills and high mountains extend
And many fins rivers in vIlies ,Scend.
From th south the north the Gran Mountains run high
Branching ont near tn centre and fTming V
The branch lying east is gradual swell,
Where talms impruv d ana inhabitants dwell;
But the prime pal mountan@ that ram through the State
Are broken, precpuus, mile and great.
Some portions rich, and with settlements graced,
And others imp lssabit, rocky and waste
Thus two grant divisions by nature are seen-
The mountains displaying their submits bHween
Fourteen counties the civil divisionsprocain,
Towns more than two hundred and tJrty we name
Between the US stem aud the States eastern bound
Wndham County, and Windsor, and OGnge, are found,
Between the same bound and the Y's northern end
Caledonia County and Essex extend;
Totle west If the st.m our position we change,
And Chilt.nd N northward and Franklin n.yt rast
Bstween til, Y east and the lake ON ill., west.
From the County If franklin look westward to gain
view ,fGrand ISL. as 1t lies in Champlain.
Lamuill and Orleans and ashlngtUn, lie,
Or mostly, at Least i'll the fork of tha I.
Chief towns on the west Of the mountain we meet
The first is Montpelier, and gYerum ms scat,
IA sing south, W Hia hhhu' ID ana M"uu Sex survey
Old ,eI,ii,ngt,ns MlJdI.bury, Bnrln.ton fam 3D.
nd md Chi ne n 1 q
st. Adams FIR murtIward, ranks high in ths west,
And Brand n m irs suuthward, with the rest.
More lawns If high rank might nama, il mcimad,
SoBe east of the mountains, sone might find.
Ofakes we have many, Whch mostly are small,
Champiain beng longest anu D'olueSt OF a'i.
For beauty admired ana CONVENIENT l7f unuei
Champla'n ON th5 west OF EGrm 'nI + ulSpilysuj
On TINS llki 10 tht state ol t'eW Aurh you III " sail
BY the power Il steam or inc i"rc5 u ID gaze
To Canada north from Wh,telt You may steer,
And leave PllsbiTsh ana burlington Tar III your rear
Ihr county, Grand Isle, at llG norm you survey,
And the states OF Verm ht ana NEW YORK all tha way
tlrst narrow, t'lcn W!ueL uiu HiuuI NC uNe'
One hanlred mil long in the stltes it is seen,
With br1a It'll from half nile to fJIrteenj
Many mites beyond Canada line it extends,
Then a stream 10 the river st. Lawrence it sends
South to Troy You my sal by canal If you please,
Then down IL New York IN The Hudson with ease.
Champlan is by westerly waters supplied,
And streams that coms down from the Green Mountain side
pouney river goes there from a sollth1rly soil
TomiN with MlsslscO and rlve Lam0llle
AM "A mi uhi drains
Our rivers in general IRE lively and small,
Turning numerous mills ana machines as they tlili
On the west If the mountains the rivers all take
A westerly courN To tue iudS"h ana llke
Survey tn east sid and tn waters then seem
Ambitious to swell the Conn 'cticut's stream
ie" ,, ' ,h ~ ~ M ,,,',rs anJ u, st rlv hnv
In III cn,nty ,,rl an, sam, small rivers cln,.
Ia l. k. N IN 5lrem ~ g. and mlk, it their home.
Connecticut river, the States eastern bound,
1
It. orlln Mghm New Hampshire is knlwn,
While it wash Vermont, us New II mpsrc's alone.
Far up the north, VIII r. the current is Last,
1t is Canllts nnd s1mt NIL ontha cast.
I Mt! , , '', i f. ,' IN ~! , VI ,ir s,,
Dr th, N IL, ,g,,, rv .r p,ss,n,ns,r nm "a rlls
W, ~ ri,r All ON ~ ,on,'!,r il svIIs
Whte wv and a t.ch. nnj Rl,rk riv .r inn
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M,ssnrIr,s .tts II fin /. in ~ smith ,ry aim
Ihm washing Connecticut gives ii a MN,
Many Villages nan som, hhutoWhS I'll hIgl rank
Anusceh'rl d'AghtIu' ehO''Ilsh each OahN
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From R ,rnir,t'I ~ r,,vnry thr1nrh RntI,nl il ross
AMI chef Of our fv'r', through Addison lows
through country most rus It's en- INN W trace
Ihrohgh the Guy Nerg hhes, near ie emu o It's race
fm5 Lawns IN us way ny uis r'1f aIs PHSt,
nv enters Chmp'th, wishing 5fIISpfgn last
In llkrS llrg 81 VSSs rs, lil HioV5 Ill tie E,l'
WinoosKl 10 Clpt ha oriBih o"es' -,
Southwark u h1ohtp 'iiar, III IN ''lward II uowsi
Seventy NIL III huiit' an mus, whlt Is strange,
road for It's ass through tn Gr'' ll'intln ranges
Mar the centre Nlshlist'h C1inty diVJ 5,
Ana visits lib Stt3 lil'- IS onw rfi It glide
Through Chit 5nd N County 1t COMES u us III luth,
Washing Culch 5stcf north Ui 1t, Burlington south.
NJ met 49, 49,, ,,,l H., ri,, =, , in,
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.',"ns7th !, IN Ghitt nd ~, tr,v .ls ,yyhI, '
t 49,, %,n,im n ar tts suth If ,,pd II,
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From the township of Lowell Misssco goes for h,
In the county uh3lns, to Cmlll nth,
Running westward sum. miles in thu land Of crown,
Annin n, uur couutry its current com IS down.
In the county Of Franld n It trav els about,
Ran. west INTO Sw uiton I'll IA II nth .rly ont
- WIN NW.nt'l Inu .is"s 49, !" w. "s'"
TOT Cahlua Ssoi' pi' ''' ups" ny Nh'hP"'H
whit, riy,r in Addison county bagun
H. ~ sauthsriy frst then nm yasteyly RIM.
W.; So niyy n ,rth tnrnshs rs ushed hv ito Aou,
WIZ r !, aaIs'tba Yam ct cmt ham in ~ INV.
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