Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-02-23
From tho Nottingham Review.
The Genius Of Man~..Part |.

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Loxo after tho Delugo was past,-and Dabers1
Tower was piled,
roamed wondcrer thro' the woods, savage
thro' the wild;
A mighty hunter, there lived, upon the beasts
/ slew;
The chase was allI practiscd then, and war was
all know.
A shepherd ages ofterward, watched my row
ing store
Encampng with tho patriarchs on Syrin's fer
tile shore.
A ,illcr OF the ground Lccomc, Iraiscd upon the
The corn that was to feast mankind, and drink
the vineyards spoil.
Expanding into cinpiro slow, on spacious Asa's
!, llain,
reared the mighty cities then whose ruins yet
remain;
A germ OF dcathlcss knowledge bare to Egypt's
narrow strand;
And hundred gated Thcbes arose beneath my
forming hand.
In piling up the Pyramids tasked my infant
And reared the walls which strike the world
with wonder at this hour.
To lie immortal science sprang born Of my
tcaming brain,
And liz the sacred fire whose light shall not be
qucnchcd again:
The worlds old empires waxcd and wancd be-
fore Times stormy Last,
But undisinaycd l others reared as wars wild
/ founded Tyre and from her ports tho sail Of
commerce flew,
To gather wealth from shores unknown, and
garner knowledge too.
stood upon the shores Of Greece, when liberty
was born,
Promcthcus-like evoling there the fire Of free
dons morn;
generated on the glorious band that PcrsiGs
pride o.crthrew,
less few.
built the graceful shrines Of Grccce-.still
beautiful to-day,
Around my Phoenix athens grouped unrivalcd
in dcoay;y.-:
With Praxitelian hand my chiscl sGnlpturcl
forms divine,
Protogcon painting, Zcuxion art, Appcllean skill
were mine.
with tho Macedonian marched to farthcst In
dias stream,
l walked with Socrates, and was the genius of
Old Homer fired, Dcmosthcnes' and Hcrodotus'
1 guided, and through Plato, taught philosophy
70 men.
Archimedos, Py;hagoras. the sages, bnrds of old
Were trained to wisdom in my schools, to glory
i'll my fold;
Till from the generous Grccian mind, arose the
mental morn,
Whereof tho day that cheers the world, and
lights mankind, was born.
In world controlling Rome rcigncd, twas
who gave the strength,
Beneath the march OF ages slowly was to sink
at length
Whom Rome with mighty Carthage strovo
held with trembling hand a
The balance of the destiny which should the
world command.
When freedom gainst the Cnsars steve 1
fought on freedoms side,
Lamcnted over Oato's fall, and wept'os Brutus
| died
At length the yoke that fcttcred man away from
man hurled,
And led the frec-born northern nations on to
rule the world.
Long time wars restless, ruthless rage the
weary earth appalled,,
But from the chaos noblcst States by destiny
/ were called;
Long time like volcanoes they stood each bclch-
ing blasting flame,
Rolling the lava tides of war against each 9TH
cr's fame.
But yesterday that era past, my. modern en-
/ piros roso
Like Alps that from the earth to heaven lift NJ
their crowning SHOWS;
Another earthquake shakes them now and TEN.
pests round them play,
That era too shall pass, and man a,gcntler ono
u ~ survey
Whatever empire flourish now, whatever Gnu
pirc fall,
Impcrishable one exists amidst the crash of all
The sovereignty have achieved o'cr nature
vast domain,
But dies when man shall cease tn 1.-Two, whcI
mind shall cease to reign. L. HIND.
Nottingham, Deeenlber, 1919.