Mountain, holding proud and high
Thine old hoary head,
What is written on the sky,
Thou so long hast read?
“Brighter than the stars and sun
Shining over me,
I behold the name of One
Thou must die to see!”
Mountain, bold thine eloquence—
Glowing is thy speech;
Mighty import flashes thence;
What is it to teach?
“Thoughts of Him, before whose breath
I shall melt away;
While of thee, soul—spirit, death
Ne’er shall quench a ray!”
[THE FALL OF THE STATUE.]
A SCENE OF THE REVOLUTION.
This declaration [of Independence] was received by the people with transports of joy. Public rejoicings took place in various parts of the Union. In New York, the statue of George III. was taken down; and the lead, of which it was composed, was converted into musket-balls.
Goodrich’s History of the United States.