Our Country; Its Dangers and Its Destiny
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Excerpt from Our Country; Its Dangers and Its Destiny: A Desultory Poem, Pronounced Before the Allegheny Literary Society at Its Semi-Annual Celebration, September 2, 1841 Ere this the World had placed thee high among Her wise and good - the honored of all time - Pure, generous spirits, who, in faith sublime, Plead for the Right with eloquent pen and tongue - Had not Disease her blighting mildew flung Over thy life, and held thy panting soul Back, with its proud aspirings, from the goal We sought with mutual hope when both were young. Yet, uncaressed by Fame, thou´rt not less dear To the few friends who know thy worth, and prize The lustrous gem concealed from others´ eyes - So have I brought, for thine acceptance here, A rudely fashioned lay - Oh, for the sake Of unforgotten love, this feeble tribute take. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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