Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-08-30

OF all heroic poetry there is none 10 surpas
Emerson's "Boston'-a poem written TO c. lc
brate the exploit Of the Boston buys whel
they threw the English tea into Boston hai Dor
and so invited all the fishes 10 grand tea par
ty:
THE rocky nook with the hil-tops three
Looked eastward from the farms.
And twice each day the flowing sea
Took BOSE on in lis arms:
The men OF yore were stout and poor,
And sailed for bread to every shore.
And where they went on trade intent
They did what frcemen can;
Their dauuilesS ways did all men praise.
The merchant was man.
The world was made for honest trade,
To plant and eat be none afraid.
The waves that rocked them on the deep
To them their secrets told:
Said the winds that sung the lad, To sleep,
let u be free and bold"
The honest waves refuse TO slaves
The empire Of the ocean caves.
Old Europe groans with palaces,
Has lord, enough and more;
We plant and build by iOaming seas
\ city of the poor;
For day-by-day could Boston bay
Their honest labor overpIy.
We GraHt no lukeiom, to the few
We hold like ri.hl> and shall;
Equal on sunday in the pew.
on Monday in the mail.
For what avail the plough or sail,
or land or life. il freedom fail:
The noble craftsman We promote.
Disown the knave and fool;
Each honest man shall have hi, vote.
..laf1 4 hail k..- t,f. ~, A
\ aniOn then Of honest men,
or union nCvermnrc again.
Bad news fiom George on the English throne
You are thriving well said hc
Now hy these presents be- il known
! on shall pay u q tax on tea;
lis very >mall-uo load at all
Honor enough that we send the call.'
No, >o.' laid Boston, good my lurl
We pay YOUR governors here
Abundant for heir bed and board,
Six thousand pounds year
(Iour hghnc., know, nur hoInely wDt,n
Millions for >clfgOs Osrrnmenr
But for tli1Yic never u cent
The cargo came. and who rUuid blam.
If Indians seized the tea.
And. .chc>t-by-chcst. let down the same
Into the laughing sea:
fur what avail th' plough OF sail.
Or land ~ lifp. II freedom fail:
The lowu>ln,n h. ..Ntlthe English hins.
Found friendship with The French,
And honor J'iacd the patriot ring
Low on III r wooden bench.
oh. D, unt,ru> >oa, hat never fai
oh, day remembered vet,
OF. happy port !hat sl4td the -1il
Which railcd Lafayette,
Pole-,'ar Of light III Europc's night
ThHt never faitcrvd fiom the right.
King shook with fear. Old empire, crave
The secret force 10 tind
hch fired the little Stale TO save
IAt ri-hi, Ji d u mankind.
But right j. might through All the world:
Province 10 pro, luce faithful cung,
Through good and III the war-bot hurled.
I'll freedom caecrcd ani iuy-bcli> rung
rhc "a returning day-by.Gay
Restore. thr Worldwide mart;
- u, Zach dwcllar oA thr lay
fuld Boston a his heart.
TIL these echoes b, ChDk Il with SHOWS
Dl "'ri THE town blue ocean flows.
1T the b God Of her hundred thousands
hrsb ~ each manly ,rn
AMI ihr WI N a!l hrr mi,c.t
VI .hr SUNSHINE. iu itt brain.
For You can tuuc Tho lishiniug speech,
And yuHnd the globr yout voices reach.
And uac.I shall care for the other.
AID ctghio each shall bend.
Ta The pluv noble brother.
II ih' good an equal friend.
y b c>,ins through the ages
Tins ,hirii all thy :uai- aud towers
God llh the fathers. - with u,
Thou darling town OF our>,''