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poems.
The useful lessons on Improvement's scroll.
When once invented, man will still invent,
And e'er obey his giant mind's intent.
As from small seeds some mighty trees arise,
So man projects, and wonders meet our eyes.
Throughout the earth, till Time shall be no more,
As long as billows leap from shore to shore,
So shall Improvement's banner be unfurled,
Spreading its influence o'er all the world;
Teaching mankind, though mortal they may be,
The mind is destined for eternity.
When once invented, man will still invent,
And e'er obey his giant mind's intent.
As from small seeds some mighty trees arise,
So man projects, and wonders meet our eyes.
Throughout the earth, till Time shall be no more,
As long as billows leap from shore to shore,
So shall Improvement's banner be unfurled,
Spreading its influence o'er all the world;
Teaching mankind, though mortal they may be,
The mind is destined for eternity.
THE CHARITY BOX.
It was the hush of day;
The "tired breezes" had ceased their sportiveness,
And were resting from their busy office.
With a hallowed stillness the air seemed tinged;
Not e'en a bee's soft murmur intruded
On the silence; the leaves hung motionless,
While nature's gentle warblers sought repose.
A soft and lovely pensiveness stole o'er
The earth's bright surface; while a drowsiness
Had touched the flowers, for they bowed their heads:
Like worshippers before some holy shrine.
The "tired breezes" had ceased their sportiveness,
And were resting from their busy office.
With a hallowed stillness the air seemed tinged;
Not e'en a bee's soft murmur intruded
On the silence; the leaves hung motionless,
While nature's gentle warblers sought repose.
A soft and lovely pensiveness stole o'er
The earth's bright surface; while a drowsiness
Had touched the flowers, for they bowed their heads:
Like worshippers before some holy shrine.
