The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-05
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71leiF stern psFsisteney
The ages to his Feselute spirit lend,

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the sGes to his FsselBte spirit lend.
10 rose eur aqadsme dnee that hr day y
|, when reveFently the grave feFeiatbeFs came
n eevNeil by the shaal ancestral bay,
70 speak the weFd, to pray,
TO found the enduring shrine without . meme
Ye, Al the witeheFy Of whose golden wand
New aleisteFs Fise To splendeF In q night,
Fine here yeur medall Here the barriers stand
That were net made to hand,
ThRt have the puissanee Time eenfeFs Alright,
. Bern with the exit Of that iron age
When NeVa Angiia to New England grew,
heaFnlng's new .eIIIll put up q hermitage,
Whereof no gedly mage
Al fFom a mount the boundaries fe7ekHewI
Nc oracle betakened the obscure
Grim years enpenFeIIRg which the elders bowed
YET knew net falntDess nor discontinue,
bHt set the hflttTess sure
THAT slloHla uPstay these tahernaeles proud,
These fanes that brad their patriot to vie
IN steadtastness, erect Of thought to live,
Or when the country babe undauBtedly
without lament to die
Save that he had but enc young life to give,
Twice, thrice, and yet again that sovereign call
HanH net IN vain, neF from this ancient grove
ldatl, ceased 10 broaden as the days hefall,
The famed professional
al the minds weFknen who to greatness move.
No feebliDg she that reared them, no farlorn
And WFlnkled mother lingering In the grayI
Fadeless she smiles to see her shield upbarneI
" Il hfF IierIl, her inGFnl
The past, but twilight ushering In her day,
Btfang mother, theu who from the daerways old
81 housed anew In beauty FenoVate,
Hast spread thine heritage A hHHdFedfald,
Hast Wvouaht ns to thy mald
Whether the bread Of ease or tell we ateI
flau wll0 hast made thy sens eoeaual all,
.The least enc Of thy progeny a peer
Wearing fer worth, net birth, his %eerenalI
4le Waterman on thy wall
wan proud This sHndawn Of thy cyclic yaaFl
The lusteTs Of a new wen armament,
spahNea rem the height thine upmest turFets
Relume The course wherein thy thoughts are
bent,
Wherete the verbs are sent
That bid thy children pass the lineage dewn,
Ere vet Chat rainbewed deme theu seest complete,
Mankind, be sure, shall earth mere Rebly sbarei
No ehgrl his measure shall unduly mete,
And where are set thy feet
Lille shall be counted lerdlieF and mere fair,
Science shall yield new spells Tor man to knew
ana bd thee eeRseeFate 10 mortal veal
All that her henehmeR In thy gates besteW,
NoF lefty then n6F lew,
Save to his race each miRistFaRt Ia leal.
TlIne he II still the undying antique speech,
Tyre,
!unvesed q soul thy aeelytes to teach,
No shall they alse reach
Their lamps and light them at a queRehless arei
And WELD the treb|y welded English tongue,
Ilelu vantage by inheritance divine,
lhviheible the laHFeled lists among
Wherein The bards have SUNG
Or sages deatllless made the Iettered lipe,
TILL new, for that sure P~enteeast to come,
The globe's feHF winds are winnewing apaee
rfesl hHpfesllnas on speech In one TO sum
When east and west %fergatheV face to face,
Thus fVst Iimhued, thy coming hast the elews
TO bread achievement shall desely the MoFaI
whst tNeH hast taught them shall in s~tateeraft
Use
Greatly, nor can they choose
hat fellow where The emens hlazs heforel
~ euF PlateRist's exultant soul
Fhat westward course Of empire visioned far,
Now round the sheen, to Asia and the pole,
4lme ehaFts upon oHr scroll
'4he emFeaFled pathways Of an orient star,
There the swaFt Malay's iuster league begun
Takes fFom our hands the tables Of the law;
tllhe mud Hawaiian raises to the sun
fht ipllh liHlisplt haa won
HFe The Antilles their deliVeFaRee saw
lime's drama speeds, albeit, alas, its chief
Hplaganlstr augmentpr Of the state,
Pfli ~ me PFonpteF turned that unread leaf,
Nha, on, what tragic grief
Just when ponsummate lowered the action great
le strong brave hands the rule, the large intent,
hays passed. nor tears alone that some far plan
staHliea the masters %llfeblood interblent,
NJ HgluI HIS monument
ARa leavs aAee more the likeness Of a man.
M We, .Yale's living multitude FebFought
FTam laIfhesf ontposts Of the pine and palm,
w knpW heF paftlements Of iron wrought,
let captains fearing nanght,
wv fa'ee ~ we'eoFas flslng Ike 2 psalm,
know the still indissoluble chain
v herewith the SOUS are to the mother bound;
~ Anfe any shall shs call in vain
'hp IN heF heart have lain
4ha Hea FRs memeFlsd PFeelRet 81 heF ground.
al dover hsF endoweFing her brood
Nilh kh9H!leass,, psaAfy, yaloF, from her breast,
'NgsEhsIlgs ! tEaNl the Ps9Plsd towR, the weed,
4hs lands most loyal and its mapfullestl
81 kesP heEI YEA, that Soul her soul epdue,
lThaf sPiFif IF the iilRpteEstelllasF' void ''7
haF mlshfleE RFessRsee thaR ths fatheFs knew,
seirece et llghf where through
HsHE plOys P'sHsEs sAiRs IN icy and strength d.
NsE l sbs8S4sF=sVsR tAsF vhieA doth ipPsFt 2
And FsmblsHes Of divinity TO our kind !
ola Fhee, dear mother, here and everywhere, {
and thy sons, Up care I
fhfepgh eeRFFppffiiess YET still loftier use to fndl I
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