HYMN TO THE NIGHT

I heard the trailing garments of the Night
Sweep through her marble halls!

I saw her sable skirts all fringed with light
From the celestial walls!

I felt her presence, by its spell of might,
Stoop o'er me from above;

The calm, majestic presence of the Night,
As of the one I love.

I heard the sounds of sorrow and delight,
The manifold, soft chimes,

That fill the haunted chambers of the Night,
Like some old poets' rhymes.

From the cool cisterns of the midnight air

My spirit drank repose;

The fountain of perpetual peace flows there, -
From those deep cisterns flows.

O holy Night! from thee I learn to bear

What man has borne before!

Thou layest thy finger on the lips of Care,

And they complain no more.

Peace! Peace! Orestes-like I breathe this prayer! Descend with broad-winged flight,

The welcome, the thrice prayed for, the most fair,

The best-beloved Night!

HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.

HAIL, COLUMBIA

Hail, Columbia! happy land!

Hail, ye heroes, heav'n-born band!
Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause;
And when the storm of war was gone,
Enjoyed the peace your valor won,

Let independence be our boast,
Ever mindful what it cost,

Ever grateful for the prize, Let its altar reach the skies.

Chorus

Firm, united let us be,

Rallying round our liberty!
As a band of brothers joined,
Peace and safety we shall find.

Immortal patriots, rise once more!
Defend your rights, defend your shore;
Let no rude foe, with impious hand,
Invade the shrine where sacred lies,
Of toil and blood the well-earned prize;
While offering peace sincere and just,
In Heav'n we place a manly trust,
That truth and justice shall prevail,
And every scheme of bondage fail.

FIFTH YEAR SECOND HALF

DAILY LESSONS

1

Don't waste your life in doubts and fears. Spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it.

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It is only in some corner of the brain which we leave empty, that Vice can obtain a lodging. When he knocks at your door, be able to say, "No room for your lordship, pass on !"

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3

Do not keep alabaster boxes of your love and tenderness sealed up until your friends are dead. Bring them out now and open them, that they be refreshed and cheered by the perfumes of sympathy

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4

Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend. Hope is not the man for your banker, but he may do very well for a traveling companion.

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THOMAS C. HALIBURTON.

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5

I count this thing to be grandly true,

That a noble deed is a

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Ships from foreign ports enter the harbor of the City of New York through a channel at Sandy Hook. They are then in the Lower Bay, which has such a large area that an immense fleet could be anchored there.

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