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Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By HerbertBashford

1637 Quatrains

LONG hours we toiled up through the solemn wood

Beneath moss-banners stretched from tree to tree;

At last upon a barren hill we stood

And, lo, above loomed Majesty!

WHAT wondrous sermons these seas preach to men!

What lofty pinnacles they seek to climb!

How old and bent they are, yet strong as when

They rocked the infant Time!

LIKE some huge bird that sinks to rest,

The sun goes down—a weary thing—

And o’er the water’s placid breast

It lays a scarlet, outstretched wing.