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Poems and Essays
Poems and Essays
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THE STEWIACKE. [The River Stewiacke takes its rise in the high lands to the southward of Mount Tom, and flowing for a distance of 40 miles through one of our finest Agricultural settlements, empties into the Shu- benacadie at Fort Ellis. The Inhabitants like those of Musquodo- boit, whom they nearly resemble, are off-shoots from the Truro and Onslow stockbut preserve greater simplicity in dress, and manners, than the present Inhabitants of those older Townships. The writer of these lines has done but very imperfect justice to the beauty of the Vale, or the sterling qualities of its Inhabitants; but, believing that there are not wanting in this Country, the materials for poetry, he would fain stimulate others by a few rude illustrations of that opinion.] Flow on bright spirit of a pleasant vale Type of the social life its fruits sustain: With steady strength thy noiseless waves prevail O'er links that check, and fret, but ne'er restrain Thy gentle passage through the smiling plain; Till, blent with other streams, thy beauties fade, Thy folds are lost within the boundless main: As they who tread thy banks, in smiles arrayed, Shall, mingling with their God, forget the forms he made. Sweet River'tis not that the sunbeams rest Like Lovers' thoughts upon thy swelling tide, Catching and shedding beautynor that blest By gushing streamlets from the mountain side, Thou roll'st along in loveliness and pride, That I, with such delight am ling'ring here; Not e'en the Elms that gracefully preside Thy banks above, could start the grateful tear, Nor all the emotions prompt that render thee so dear. The fruitful fields that spread on either hand, Won from the forest, by a hardy race ; The Cottage Homes that near them meekly stand, Where all my Country's features I can trace Where ...
This is an OCR edition with typos.
Excerpt from book:
THE STEWIACKE. [The River Stewiacke takes its rise in the high lands to the southward of Mount Tom, and flowing for a distance of 40 miles through one of our finest Agricultural settlements, empties into the Shu- benacadie at Fort Ellis. The Inhabitants like those of Musquodo- boit, whom they nearly resemble, are off-shoots from the Truro and Onslow stockbut preserve greater simplicity in dress, and manners, than the present Inhabitants of those older Townships. The writer of these lines has done but very imperfect justice to the beauty of the Vale, or the sterling qualities of its Inhabitants; but, believing that there are not wanting in this Country, the materials for poetry, he would fain stimulate others by a few rude illustrations of that opinion.] Flow on bright spirit of a pleasant vale Type of the social life its fruits sustain: With steady strength thy noiseless waves prevail O'er links that check, and fret, but ne'er restrain Thy gentle passage through the smiling plain; Till, blent with other streams, thy beauties fade, Thy folds are lost within the boundless main: As they who tread thy banks, in smiles arrayed, Shall, mingling with their God, forget the forms he made. Sweet River'tis not that the sunbeams rest Like Lovers' thoughts upon thy swelling tide, Catching and shedding beautynor that blest By gushing streamlets from the mountain side, Thou roll'st along in loveliness and pride, That I, with such delight am ling'ring here; Not e'en the Elms that gracefully preside Thy banks above, could start the grateful tear, Nor all the emotions prompt that render thee so dear. The fruitful fields that spread on either hand, Won from the forest, by a hardy race ; The Cottage Homes that near them meekly stand, Where all my Country's features I can trace Where ...
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