Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-07-22
From Harper's WeekIy.l
THE LOVELY Y RIVERS AND LAKES
OF MAINE.

Oh. the lovely rivers aud lakes of Mainei
am charm'd with their names, as my sOns
Aborfg nal usesfuspfre my strain
While -iHg the bright rivers and lakes o
/ From Cupsuptaef0 Chepufmaticook,
From Sagadahock 70 POhen<RamOolz-
'gamOOk, 'gaInOOk,
POltei.e egamooE,
From Sagadaht5ck to R0henek amOOk.
For light serensding the "Blue MoSeIIe,''
Bonnie DION, Z" and "sweet Avon" may du
But the rivers Of Maine, in their wild soIi-
Bring : Tnanderous sound from the depths
/ Offhe Wotlns:
/ The ArOoStOOlz and ChimmenffcOok,
| The Chfmpasaoc and ChinquassabamtOok
'bamto.alx, 'namtssok,
Ching ua~satiamtoOk,
ChiEnpassaoe and h1s5quassabamtook-
BehoIdI how they sparkle and fash in the
The Matlewamkeag and the Mussungun;
The klngly PsnObscOt, the wild WOola-
The pretty Presurn npseut and gay Talanbic;
Tne 'quilsagOt,k and little Shoodic-
SchOodic, SchOOdie,
The little School c.
The ss'quilsagOOk and little Schoodic.
Yes, yes, I prefer the bright rivers Of Maine
To the Rhine or The Rhone, or the Saone or
These may do FOR the eoekney; but give me
On the Ammonnoosuc orthe Wytopadlook,
On th+- Umsa@kis or the Ripogpi,is,
The Ripogenis or the PiscaIequis-
'aquis, 'aquis,
Tire Pi<cstJsauIlis,
The Ripogenis or the Piscataquis.
Away down South, = the Cherokee
Has named his liver the Tennessee.
The hattth hOOrhee and the OcTnulgee.
But VTlissi are they, or tie Frenchy Detroit.
TO the Passadumkeag or the WasSatoquOit-
TIE WaSsaTOQuoit,
To the Rassadumkeag or the Wassato toquoit?
Then turn to the beautiful lakes OF Maine
To the sage of Auburn be given the strain,
The statesman whose genius aud bright
The earth CHEST glories to shine in its
What iakes out of Maine can we place in
With the Matagomon ana the Pangoko-
'omook, 'omook,
The PangoKomoolz
With the MatagOmon and the PangOkO-
nook?
Lake Leman, or Como. what care for
When Maine has the Moosehead and Pom
And, sweei as the cisvvs n the viol4t's kiss,
WallahgO quegamoOk and Telesimis;
And when can share IN the h,hefman's
bunk,
On the Moosetuckmaguntic or Mol'tunka-
Or Mol 'bun kamunk
On the MoOsetuckmcguntic or MoItucka- |
munk?
And Maine has the Eagle lakes, Cheappaw-
gan,
And the little S+pic and the little Scapan,
Tue spt eadIng SebagO. the Cangomgomoc,
The MIllikOnet and Motesiniuc,
Caribou and the fair AptnoHienegamoOlS, !
Oquassac aud ARE WetokenebacOok-
'acOOk acotk,
Wetokeuebacook,
C)uuaSSac and rare HetOfKe KeD Rfl;lcOok.
And there are the Pokeshine and Pat'-
quongOmis;
And there is the pretty Coscomgonosis,
Rom iutfc Um baRug an PENN dumook,
The PemadumOok and the old ChesuncOOlK, !
SepOis and MOoseluck; and take care not /
to miss
The Umbazookskus or the Sysladobsis-
'dObsis, 'dObsis,
The SysladonsiS,
The UmbazOoksku Us or the SysladObSis.
Oh! give me the rivers and lakes of Maine, /
In her mountains aud forests or fields of /
In the depth of the shade or the blaze of the /
The lake of Schoodic and the Bascnneeun,
And the dear Waubasoos and the clear |
Aquessuc,
The CosbOsecOntic and Millenkilkulz-
'kikuk, 'kikuk,
The Mill. nkikuk,
The CosbosecOntic and MilIenkikuk!
Geo. B. Walls.