The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-10
POETRY.
BOSTON.
Seat potribUs, sat Deus nobis.
BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON

Seat potribus, sat Deus nobis.
BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON
The rocky nook with hill-tops three
Looked eastward from the farms,
And twice each day the flowing Sci.
Took Boston in its arms;
And men OF yore were stout and poor
And sailed for bread to every shore:)
And where they went Oh trade intent
They did what freemen can,
q Their dauntless ways did all men praise,
The merchant was q man.
The world was made for honest trade
Top.ant and eat be none afraid.
The waves that rocked them on the deep
To them their secret told;
Said the winds that sung the lads to sleep,
Like us be tree and bold!'
The honest waves refuse to slave
The empire Of the ocean caves
Old Europe grOals with palaces.
Has lords enough, and more
We plant and build by fOaming es
A city Of the poor;
For day by day could Boston Bay
Their honest labor overpay.
The noble craftsman we promote,
Disown the knave and fool;
Each honest man shall have his vote,
Each child shall have his school.
For what avail the pillow or sail,
Or land, Or life, if freedom fail?
They laughto know the world so wide;
The mountains said, "Good day.
We greet you well, you Saxon men,
Up with your towns, and stay p"
The world was mad. for honest trade
TO plant and eat be none afraid.
Bad news from George on the English throne;
"YOu are thriving well /" said he,
''NOw by these presents be it known,
You shall pay us a tax on tea
IT'S very small no load at all -
Honor enough that We send the call.
''Not So" said Boston; "gocd my lord,
We pay your Governors here
Abundant for their bed and board,
Six thousand pounds year.
(YOur llIghness knows our hOm'ly wOrd),
Millions for self government,
But for tribute neuer cent"
The cargo came! and who could blame
II Indians seized the tea,
And, chest by chest, let don the same
Into the laughing seay
For what avail the pillow or SAIL
Or land, or life, if frcedom faif
The townsmen braved the English king,
From friendship III the French,
And honor joined the patriot Tlng
Low on their wooden bench.
O bounteous seas that never fail
o day remembered yet
D happy port that sped the sail
Which waited Lafayctte!
Pole star Of light III Europe's night
That never fali.red from the right
Kings shook with fear, old empires crave
The secret force to find
Which fired thu little state to save
The rights Of all mankind.
But right is might through all the world;
Providence to pi ovidence faithful chung,
Through good and i'll the war bolt hurled,
Till freedom cheered and the joy-bells rung.
The sea returning day by day
Restores the world wide mart;
So let each dweller on the Bay
Fold Boston i'll his heart,
Till these echoes be ciloked with SHOWS,
Or over the town blue ocean flows
Let the blood of her hundred thousands
ThrOb in each manly VEN;
And the wit OF all her wisest
Make sunshine in her brain.
For You can teach the lightning speech,
And round the globe your voices reach. Z
And each shall care for other,
And each to each shall bend,
To the poor noble brother,
To the good an equal TREND.
A blessing through the ages thus
Shield all thy roofs and towers.
God with the fathers, SO with us,
Thou darling town OF ours
(Atlantic Monthly.