The Philadelphia Souvenir: A Collection of Fugitive Pieces From the Philadelphia Press; With Biographical and Explanatory Notes (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from The Philadelphia Souvenir: A Collection of Fugitive Pieces From the Philadelphia Press; With Biographical and Explanatory Notes

Oh, you sacred few, Whom late by Delaware's green banks I knew; Whom, known and loved through many a social eve, 'twas bliss to live with and 'twas pain to leave Less dearly welcome were the lines Of lore The exile saw upon the sandy shore, When his lone heart but faintly hoped to find One print of man, one blessed stamp of mind! Less dearly welcome than the lib'ral zeal, The strength to reason and the warmth to feel, The manly polish and th' illumined taste, Which, 'mid the melancholy heartless waste My foot has wandered, oh you sacred few! Ifound by Delaware's green banks, with you.'

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