The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-01-04


-Tmnyson
"Twas back in the past four hundred years,
When ali the wide world was full of commotion,
That daWned the art that each still
For Science, mad then just conquered the the ocean ocean,
From Kingdom to kingdom, abroad in the world,
Led forward the armies OF Freedom and Right
And her temples, like beacons to mariners lone,
Shone out o'er the ocean, where Ignorance reigned;
And deep in the forests, the homes of her own,
Stand peacefully now, where her battles were gained
When 1S the %I Bible came forth from Guenberg hand
And religions true light throughout every zone zone
The ignorant then called the blessing an evil
And blinded by sin and by nature perverse,
Named the printer at once the son Of the Devil
Though ali he e'er did, showed him just the reverse
Descends to the follower latest enrolled
And the printers apprentice, it can't bedenied
By trainings well fitted the name to uphold
But wickeder devi,s than printers, l ween
And, though, by our eyes, they seldom are seem
There scarce is man, but has one in his breast
And, monsieur LIE Sage, story has told,
Ofa spirit released by student in.Spain.
Who long had been chained in a conjurors hold;
And, who, when restored to his freedom again,
Gave hstry of all the imps Of the race race
From those who in Hades hold power and place."
The In @ ocfE s. e fs@n n92Bar d2Tn he 6f te Pqne o ge
'Twould be useless for me to write them all here
Beside these the roll has been sweled so of late,
That their legion of names would sound rather queer
Then, Milton has sung Of heSrnce Of them ALL
And Burns a words in his praise has let fall,
And Goethe the poet the Germans all love,
Tells tale of one Fau5t-a wondrous magician
Who barered his soul to the Devil to prove
And some say this Faust printer by trade,
DAILY working with type in secret alone,)
Assisted by Satan, who thus his plans laid
But it's all a mistake, whate'er they may think;
For since Luther at one dashed ms @ inkSand IN spnerS
And he's not the less Shy though the ink be printers
Asa Sings see ong o6eF wSc Gs nk s G them
For he says that, "A woman WIN 9 Two orisnI eyes,
Then, Bunyan has placed him high up on tower,
HuFng darts at one Christian who ] close by In6dn 1T P ne
For with his hot tongs he the Devil held fast
And read DER the hist'ry of man since his fall
Since Eve, in the garden, the serpent beguied-
hS And stiii BY his footsteps, our Edens denied
And, of his Wild pranks in own blessed land,
When witches for sins up at Salem wef burned
The New England poets might make SOM thing grand,
And Satan with his imps high carnival held,
@ A our last gloomy sans 60Gahed rs5eed and e
More slaughter and rapine, or punder more rfe'
But enough of cold Nick' and all his vile class! :!
Let me sing Of myself and d1o those of my ~ mas ean
Down to darkness again ava away o from m Weak weak ap hna
S Setting n ype ike they for their honey build ces
To gather the nectar of thought where it wells.
Having tasted its sweets, our fancy takes wing
We roam among flowers, that poets have reared! !
And the songs Christians music has cheered
I've brought my collection each week to your door,
NV friends and nv patrons who read the GAzETrE''
Throughout the past year, you have tasted my store
And I've many good things to bring to you yet.
The doings Of Congress- each week you have read
Through the seven ng'mOnthS Of heated debate
The curses that fell on the Presidents head,
And ISLANDERS spread the land by their hate
But firm as the rocks on the sea coast he STANDS,
Looking out on the OF the VIDE trOuDeu
And the tempest may lash out its strength on the SanC,
But fanatical storms will sweep Yer HIM IN VAN.
And fierce was the contest Waged for the right,
Against fOemen who fought for pOWe and place;
Though Truth for time has gone down in the night
She will shine forth the moon SHOWS nef
nd mo
Our banner, mountain and crag shall yet stream;
And the nation rejoice for her charter restored,
the world back in chaos, hailed morning first BEAM
You have read, too, of in far distant lands,
And the of their slaughter came over the sea-
OF the hopeless attack of the fenian bands
Who vainy attempted their country to 1ree
And the poets will sing in ages untold,
The conquest Of science the past year he shown;
And the future inscribe, in letters Of gold
The names of her craftsmen on temples OF stone'
The cable is laid! and swift DER the wires, =
Through thedeptS oft mans Thoughts
To kindle abroad the new hopes and desires,
That live in the hearts of the great and the stroh9
You have read of the to have Scent
We watched for them here-rang the gong ana tl DELL
But scarcely star in the heavens serene, . = .
Fell a inch from its place-the thing was . sell"
Now nv budgets unpacled my wares are displayed,
'Tis scarcely required should hint my desire
And as approach YOU, please don't be diSmayed,
For the aborer, It's said, is worthy his hire
And should you refuse me, because a light purse
COmpelS you pass or trett me unclVll,
NV prayer shall e'er be- that you'll do worse
AN''i ~ Ao'p 'NN ''''' THE DEVIL
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