A Poem on the Meditation of Nature: Spoken September 26th, 1832, Before the Associaiton of the Alumni of Washington College |
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ALUMNI OF WASHINGTON arch beams beauteous beauty bending beneath billows bloom blushes bosom breathe brief days bright broad ocean brothers burn calm caves ceaseless celestial classic lore clear clouds created thing crest dark deathless deep midnight divine earnest fervor earth fade fadeless farewell feel flame flash fleeting fling forever fountains free soul gale gaze gleam glisten glittering glorious glory glow golden Goldsborough grandeur heart Heaven's holy light hour immortal knew thee leap lesson Let us go life's lustre lyre MEDITATION OF NATURE mild mind mist morning Nature's never night o'er pennon pinion POEM praise priceless pure purer radiance rave robes sail scatter scenes serenely shadows shed shore silvery smile soar soft solemn sparkling spirit splendor star steal Stirred stream strewn sublime sweet tempest temple thought To-morrow tree and flower Twine undying visions warms WASHINGTON COLLEGE waters waves young youth's
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Page 12 - Let us go forth and hold communion sweet With the invisible spirit that surrounds Earth's silent altars — let us go forth to greet The w^oven strain of most enchanting sounds That stir the clear waves of the golden air ; Let us go forth and mutely worship there ! From life's unvarying round, oh let us steal Some fleeting moments we may call our own, When, unrestrained, the heart can deeply feel The quiet happiness to be alone. Alone with Nature in some voiceless glen, Or by some forest brook, or...