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 T1)0 Por't approaclii'K the Mioimtiiin in 
 YOUTH. 
 
 Mail, Royal Mountain! venerable pile ! 
 
 Gray-headed sentinel from that far past 
 
 When the creative fiat erst went forth, 
 
 And the dry land appeared above the main. 
 
 Loud roar'd the seas ; the Hoods did clat) their hands • 
 
 When from the waters thou didst lift thy head, 
 
 Rearing it towards the azure dome above, 
 
 There to be bathed in the pure light of God. 
 
 As thpu didst stand alone, amid the waste 
 
 Of many waters, searching sky al)ove 
 
.\rOl'NT ROYAL. 
 
 And sea below, didst thou not feel the thrill 
 
 Of the Almij^hty Spirit movino- oVr thee, 
 
 Within thee, and around ? Did 1 Ic not sprak to ther- V 
 
 Well hast thou kept His scxret thro' the ao;rs ; 
 
 And in thy rocky heart, we read to-day, 
 
 How thou the mighty fiat didst obey. 
 
 Thou patriarch of hills— -so old, yet young 
 
 And fresh to-day, by thine obedience 
 
 To the same mighty law which gave thee birth. 
 
 Take me within thy wide-embracing arms, 
 
 And, while I rest upon thy grassy lap, 
 
 Tell me, thy lover, ever fond and true. 
 
 The secret thou hast cherished for so long. 
 
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M0UN2 KOYAL, 
 
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 Dust thou sec the goldcii glory, 
 Wakiiiij;- In tlic dreamy east ; 
 'lin-eiiig all the mountain summits, 
 
 Clothed in i^rey and heavy mist ? 
 Wave on wave of h-iit is Ijreaking ; 
 
 Mornin-- breezes -ently play ; 
 And, in brightness none can gaze on, 
 
 Rises now the orb of day. 
 Nearer, rolls the quiet river 
 
 Ever onward toward the sea : -•■ 
 Dark and sullen are its waters, 
 
 Till the daybreak silently 
 Beams upon them .—warmer timings 
 
 Hlend upon its bosom cold ; 
 
MOLW'T ROYAL. 
 
 And the mai^ic ol' the niornini{ 
 
 Chan^^cs rill to burnish'd gold. 
 Onward, throui^h the sparkling ether, 
 
 Comes the lusty morning breeze, 
 Steals the perfume from the h -'-mows ; 
 
 Rustles now among the trees : — 
 Birds pour fortli their liquid music ; 
 
 Squirrels chatter loud and long ; 
 Insects, soaring, creeping, crawling, 
 
 Join to swell the matin song. 
 Morning in the silent mountain ; — 
 
 Morning in the balmy air ; — 
 Morning in the happy valley; — 
 
 Glowing morning everywhere. 
 Change on change, through countless ages. 
 
 Has been wrought by unseen hand; 
 Mighty waves of ocean rolling 
 
 Where lies now the fruitful land. 
 Torrid heat has bathed my summit, 
 
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MOUNT ROYAr. 
 
 Clothing' u.z with herba^re rare ;— 
 And, anon, eternal winter 
 
 Spread his empire everywhere. 
 Then the Ice-King, grim and silent, 
 
 Glistening armies forward led 
 All subduing ; and the fallen 
 
 Grinding 'neath his flinty tread. 
 Change on change, through countless ages . 
 
 Still the miracle of dc^y 
 Never yet has failed in breakinir : 
 
 Never halted on its way. 
 I^^aintly, like a distant echo 
 
 From the long-forgotten years ; 
 Nearer roll the strong vibrations, 
 
 Thundering now in mortal ears :— 
 " Never, while the earth remaineth, 
 
 *' Shall the ordered seasons fail : 
 " Day shall wake to brave endeavour ; 
 " Night shall spread its restful veil. 
 
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 " IIupc shall lint youth's early morning; 
 
 '' Love, liglit manhood's cloudy way ; 
 '^ And old age's rapid current. 
 
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 A wear)- world of disappointed lioixj. 
 
 Of thwarted aims, and pitiful defeats. 
 
 Successes, worse than faihires, Hftin<; up 
 
 Their gilded victims to a giddy heighl. 
 
 Only to cast them to a lower hell. 
 
 The golden lever in unskilful hands. 
 
 Unlovely hearts, whose sympathies have turned 
 
 To gall and wormwood, made the poison'd channels 
 
 Through which the sweetest ministries of life 
 
 Shall be poured forth upon the pure white souls 
 
 That do and bear, and bless humanity. 
 
 A golden calf set in the market-place ; 
 
 And worshippers, in bloody sacrifice. 
 
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 Off 'ring what should be dearest: — character, 
 Honour and heart, upon the reeking altar. 
 How many a noble soul, that started forth 
 On life's great voyage, with a fav'ring gale, 
 Drawn from its course by unexpected tides, 
 (Like a tall ship involv'd in dangerous shoals) 
 Ambition fills the sail ; Greed takes the helm, 
 And the proud ship of Manhood lies a wreck 
 Upon the sharp and flinty rock of Self. 
 Where shall I hide me from the mournful si'j^ht ? 
 Where shall I rest my weary, aching head ; 
 And cool my feverish li|)s? To Horeb's brow 
 The care-worn leader of the desert host 
 Withdrew, that he might be alone with God ; 
 And there, in earnest, consecrated thought, 
 He heard th' inspiring voice of Deity, 
 And gazed upon Jehovah face to face. 
 Oh ! Royal Mountain ! Holy Mount to mc. 
 I come to thee, as in bright days of yore : 
 
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 That by thy pure and cahiiing ministry, 
 In reverence and deep humility, 
 I may be brought nearer the heart of God, 
 And hear His voice in Nature's voice around. 
 
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 Here un the biiiouth and clastic lurf, 
 
 Where ihe grass is growing fresh and green 
 Where Uie ox-eyed daisies gracefully bend. 
 
 And the golden buttercups peejj between ; 
 Where the sumach fans with her feathery hands, 
 
 And the maple gives a grateful shad 
 Wliere we hear the sono- of th^> cn,.^,,..... , 
 
 e summer wind, 
 
 As it tenderly woos the shadowy glade ;- 
 Here soothe the nerves, and rest the brain, 
 iAnd trust and comfort will 
 
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 See )-on little bird, in her mossy nest, 
 Pressing close, with lier downy breast 
 Three tiny eggs ; and joyfully 
 Kyeing her mate, who on yonder tree 
 
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 Dear little birds! Do they fume and fret 
 
 About the seasons, dry or wet? 
 
 D(^ they worry about the winter to come, 
 
 'Hiat shall drive them away from their Northern home 
 
 No: — They do their duty, and sini; their soul;. 
 
 And trust in Providence all dav lonu. 
 
 Nature has many a delicate tone 
 
 We hear not, because of our hurryinp; fiTt ; 
 Yet we miss, when the ex(|uisite note is ij;one. 
 The harmony, tender and sweet. 
 'Tis only a melody, .^harp and clear, 
 Tliat fills w ith delii^ht the untrain'd ear ; 
 While the subtle harmonies echo find 
 In the calm retreats of the cultured mind. 
 
 Are vou rested vci '.' Then (luietlv stroll 
 To yonder smooth and grassy knoll. 
 Away to the south the river is seen. 
 Embosom'd soft in livinii: i^-reen ; 
 
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 Its calm, blue waters, clear and bright, 
 Seem dancing now with a child's dcHoht, 
 
 And with the sunbeams play. 
 But soon, with youth's imj)ctuous stride, 
 They seem the lazy bank to chide 
 
 And, laughing, roll away. 
 
 On, still on, with increasing strife, 
 1 hey enter on the battle of life ; 
 
 Forward tliey pour 
 
 With a mighty roar ; 
 And the white foam flies, and hisses, and falls; 
 And wave to wave in thunder calls. 
 The firm rocks quake, as the waters pass 
 Over their sides, a seething mass. 
 Anon they gather their frenzied force 
 For a mighty leap on their headlong course :— 
 Tlie iron-bound rocks are split asunder. 
 As with a voice like distant thunder, 
 
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 K> aring and hissing, down they go, 
 Into tlic boiling cauldron below. 
 
 Exhausted, the waters linger awhile, 
 
 Calm and cool, round the Holy Isle; 
 
 And they widen their bounds, and learn at length 
 
 To use for others their mighty strength. 
 
 Past the crowded city they How, 
 
 Bearing a blessing to high and low :— 
 
 They ripple round islands \crdure-drest, 
 
 Calm as the islands of the blest :— 
 
 Cardinal flowers deck the water's edge, 
 
 And wild ducks hide in the leafy sedge. 
 
 Onward they press with majestic motion .— 
 ^ The shores recede, and the waters wide 
 The impulse feel of an inward tide 
 
 riiat rolls as a welcome from tiie ocean :— 
 As the Spirit comes to the striving soul. 
 
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 A welcome ,£»-uiclc to the iono-cd-for o-(»al. 
 And far away, with calm delight, 
 
 The river with the rcean lilends ; 
 Leaving no trace, to mortal sight, 
 
 Where ocean rolls, and river ends : — 
 As the soul no severing mark will see 
 When time blends into eternit}-. 
 
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 Gaze on the azure dome abo\'e, 
 lending o'er all. like a Father's love. 
 Its arches far and wide are s])read 
 P>om the glowing centre above your head ; 
 Telling that sympathy and care 
 Are with us here and e\-(^rv\\here; 
 And o'er the hearts that sadly jiinc 
 Is the central spring of aid divine. 
 
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 Sleep, weary labourer !— Rest is sweet 
 
 'Neath the pine-trees' shade, in the noontide heat. 
 
 The gentle fanning of summer air 
 
 Shall soothe the fevered brow of care. 
 
 The drowsy hum of the honey bee 
 
 Shall be a lullaby sweet to thee. 
 
 Birds shall sing in thy dreaming ears. 
 And flowers their perfume shed; 
 
 And happy visions of by-gone yera's 
 Shall soothe thine achinor head. 
 
 Wake, rested labourer! Hope returns : — 
 
 A brighter vision within thee burns. 
 
 Nature's lessons of truth and beauty 
 
 Are trumpet calls to earnest duty. 
 
 Not what we have had, but what we arc. 
 
 Shall measure us at the judoment bar. 
 There is litde need for the anxious thouirht. 
 
 If the loving heart be thine ; 
 And the seed that is sown with the brave " I ought," 
 Will brino- forth fruit divine. 
 
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 Once more, old friend, with weary steps and slow, 
 
 I come to mount thy venerable sides ; 
 
 To gaze upon the wide expanded view; 
 
 To drink in the enchantment of the scene; 
 
 To waken tend'rer views of human life ; 
 
 To hold conmumion with th' Eternal Spirit. 
 
 Here, in the days of youth, I watchVl the dawn 
 
 Spreading her golden mantle all around, 
 
 Revealing beauties lying unsuspect, 
 
 And Nature vocal with tlie voice of God. 
 
 Ah ! Golden Youth ! I-rom me are gone for a) e 
 
 My halcyon days; yet thou'rt perpetunl. 
 
 And now, reclining at the tireless feet 
 
 Of children's children, I can voice the lesser. 
 
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 TlKit thou, in by-gone days, hast tauoiu to me. 
 Thrice blest the youth, who, ironi liis mother's knee, 
 Where he has learned to hsn the praise of God, 
 Turns to the open l)ook of God Himself, 
 To fmd revealed the thoughts that He has thought. 
 To him, liow poor the wretched syren-voice 
 Of selfishne -. and sin :— it woos in vain. 
 Through many a bower of living green I jxass ; 
 I^y many a glade, whose daisy-dotted sward 
 Elastic springs beneath my tremblin^'- feet, 
 IJringing sensations of an earlier day:— 
 
 On to the mountain summit, where I lay 
 In strong and loving angel arms, and heard 
 
 Through Nature's voice, which is the voice of God, 
 
 Lessons of courage, confidence, and peace. 
 
 Here as I lie beneath the maj^le shade, 
 
 How glorious a view is spread for me. 
 
 There are " The Pines," where many a wild halloo 
 
 On moonlight nights in winter, has aroused 
 
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 The sleeping echoes; when the snow-slioers, 
 
 In blanket suit, with brightly coloured sash, 
 
 And tuque of red or blue ; their mocassins 
 
 Of moose-skin, smoothly drawn on well-sock'd foot, 
 
 And snow-shoe firmly bound with deer-skin thong,-- 
 
 Wound up the liill in long extended files. 
 
 Singing and shouting with impetuous glee. 
 
 How glorious, when silent stars look down, 
 
 And pale moon glistens on the stainless snow; 
 
 And leafless branches blend in liothic arches 
 
 To make a fairy palace on the hills! 
 
 Beneath my feet, the winding mountain road; 
 
 Beyond, a gently rising ground, whereon 
 
 Dwarf oaks, and silver birch, and sugar maples, 
 
 With interlocking arms, are like good friends 
 
 Of varied mind and state, yet all unite 
 
 To bless each other, and to help mankind. 
 
 While yonder lie the hill and meadow-land, 
 
 Now emerald green, but on bright winter nights, 
 
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 Upon whose snowy bosom liapj)}' crowds 
 My on tl)c swift toboggan down the hill, 
 And o'er the broad expanse; or toilsomely 
 Ascend tl '^ stuc]) incline; when fairy forms 
 Lean for support upon the stalwart arms ; 
 Then listen, feigning doubt, but all believing, 
 To the firm accents of a manly voice 
 That speaks in true and earnest tones of lo\'e. 
 And now, thou subtle Sj)irit of the Mountain, 
 To whose enchanting voice I oft have listened; 
 Speak to me once again prophetic words 
 That shall give comfort to my weary heart, 
 And make mine age but as the bloom of youth. 
 
 
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 Child of the earth ; tliou whose spirit immortal 
 
 1 ime and its changes can never control ; 
 y\s thou a])proachest the .i^rave's dismal jx)rtah 
 
 SunliglU eternal shall l)eam on thy soul. 
 Long hast thou loved o'er the mountain to wander; 
 Each secret haunt to thy feet hast been known ; 
 Every sweet lesson of love thou hast pondered, 
 
 In bird or in wild-flower; in leaf or in stone .- 
 Prayerfully pondered it, 
 Earnestly striving to make it thine own. 
 
 Age may approach ; but whoe'er on tlie mountain 
 In the Vei.ed Presence has reverently trod, 
 
 He has drunk deep of the life-giving fountain 
 Filled with the grand inspiration of God. 
 
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 With awe he unravels the mystery of aL^es, 
 
 And secrets divine are breathed into his ear ; 
 
 As in wonder he searches the God-written pa.^es, 
 Unseen, yet impressive, the Author draws near ; 
 Draws near so tenderly 
 
 Broad'ning his vision, dispclHng his fear — 
 
 See below in the valley. 
 
 Embosomed in trees. 
 O'er which wanders calmlv 
 
 The flower-scented breeze, 
 The " City of Silence ;" 
 
 Whose monuments rise, 
 Like fingers prophetic 
 
 That point to the skies. 
 
 To low wails of sorrow 
 
 The echoes awake ; 
 Or hearts hide their anguish. 
 
 And silently break ; 
 
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 While Nature, kind mother, 
 Broods over the tomb, 
 
 And decks its dim arches 
 In beauty and bloom. 
 
 But the valley, whose windings 
 
 Are hid by our tears, 
 Opens broad on the mountains 
 
 Of undying years: 
 And the soul that has listened 
 
 To Nature's calm lone, 
 Hears the same voice of sweetness 
 
 From I leaven's high throne. 
 
 Oh ! Erebus midniirht 
 
 Preceding the morn : — 
 
 Oil ! travail of anguish 
 
 That joy may be born. 
 
 To patient endeavour 
 
 The blessing is given : — 
 The faithful of earth arc 
 
 The sainted of Heaven. 
 
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 Were that tliu unci. Hfc wltc. iiidcuci. unblcst. 
 lielier to be the spring-rt'X'ivin^- .sod. 
 Than soul forbid to .share the life ofCHul. 
 
 Behold, beyond the " Cit) of the l^ead." 
 Mow Ian- the landsca[)e to our vision >j)rc'ci.(l ; 
 And in the midst the silent river lies, 
 Its calm, clear waters mirroring the .skies: — 
 
 •' Lake of two Mountains ; "not the Stygian stream 
 That darkly filled the ancient poet's dream : 
 But, like a soul that manfully has striven. 
 Blending with shades of earth the light of heaven. 
 
 And now the sun across the azure deep, 
 Moves to his setting with majestic sweep ; 
 God's inspiration in the holy glow, 
 Fills the blue vault above, the earth below:- 
 
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 The i*M(t lij|.« l-'arcwfll to tiir .M..iii,i;i 
 
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 Farewell, old Mountain ! From thv uood-crou n'd liciLdilh 
 
 I bear away a deejDer, dearer sense 
 
 Of '' God-with-nie " than e'er 1 knew hulore 
 
 Mounts of Transfiguration still there are, 
 
 That lift us far above the intluenee 
 
 Ot lime and sense, and l)rini>- us nearrr heaven • 
 
 And such thou art to me. -When in the valle\ 
 
 We feel our limitations, grieve, and fret; 
 
 And then, in wild despair, look to tlu- hills ; 
 
 h'or there are wisdom, strength, and ].)ound]c» love. 
 
 Ihou blessed mountain-teacher. Fare-tJiee-well !