New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-03
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A CoxxrycExEsr PoEH.-We give the following
extract from Mr. Park Benjauin's poem delivered on
the 25th Of July ast of Dartmouth College at the III
vtston Of and before the Literary Societies OF thar
Institution The subject was " TRrE lspLfEsDEScE,
and the following lines, addressed directly 70 the
Graduates and Undergraduates, were recited oy way
Of conclusions
A core Of vears-ay more-have passed away,
since be who speaks beheld his Gf .duste dayi
sine a .msll parchment in the Latin tongue,
Sealed with seal TO which nbbon hung
Proclaimed the owner Bachelor OF Ars
Ard told az parties OF q man OF parts.
I've lost the thing-yet College days reo1tin
writ on the leaf and volume Of my BRAIN
hear the bell that Jared my sleepy head
Long ere Aurora from the saffron bel
OF Old TithoDus rose and sprnklet Light
20 10 'prayers SO cslled-end then reei.ei
/ breakfast In the Commons, ike steed
Turned out TO public grsss-oh, lenten feed
Back to my reOm to study. then TO dine
Such dinners Then 10 tea-sVch teas were hne:
With recitaiions here and lectures there,
zee the tutor IN uneasy char;
hear NY classmates AnghclZlng trek
On Wednesday afternoons / hear them speak;
And 10 before NE, on his sght-rais'd throne,
The sage Professor huns his equal drone,
Apd-f quote Goldsmith" still the wonder grew
That one small head could carry all he knew
An things come back-ihe very stolid looks
With which Dame" Goody put 10 rfghts our DOCKS,
Tie Colored gentleman that backed our boots,
The club at which ten students played on flutes,
And oh those various learned Societies
For which we wrote or spoutcd Ike DDS,
And secTets bad, 50 very strange and deep,
No one remembered and could therefore keep
Uniting uind TO mind and heart TO heart,
Exclusive bodies, where we dwelt apart,
Aud knew. removed from Faculty control,
"a feast Of reason and flow of s0n,
And sometimes, 100, sub r0'a, there arose
. for fnffa floef ca nd
But why to such familiar scenes allude
Tlet Orce we.e mine, and, with new il Eht lmbued,
Shine through tie vista Of departed daysf
Your gentle hands the folced curtains raise,
Your cheerful voices bid my thoughts review
Those golden cawns, when could stand like you
Waiting for wind TO Gil my eager SAIL
And bid the nearing Future hail all hail
No doubts edmonsh and no fears Oerwhelm
youth on the prov and pleasure at the heln,
Hope Ike a and-bird, lcrchlng on the mast,
Courage, Indifferent TO each casual blast,
And high Ambition DER the tOpmast wave
Riding, secure of safety for the brave
Look out for breakors--in all seas are some;
Look out Tor ssSxen squalls-they re sure to come;
There's one sefe compass, Conscienoc-let il guide
One polar star, Religion-far and wide
Through storm and cloud twill never cease 10 shine;
Its rays are perfect and It's source divine.
But few years, and gone or going forth
To the warm South or hyperbcrean North,
Or where the Orient her ancient cline
Displays with triumphs or defeats of Time,
Or where the OccidoBt her unvaed stores
OF wealth to Toll and Effort freely pours-
Then to your souls Experience shah teach
How true il ola the lessons that preach.
How Virtue more than Talents wins Lifes crown,
How iuborn Energy achieves renown,
And how success independence waits
On independence, glorious in States,
And unto persons giving more tnan fame
Esteem and honor and a certain claim
To universal confidence and love,
Lsurels below, unfading palms above