And down they plunged with a merry skip, Like birds that skim the plain; And hey! they cried let us up and try And down the steep again.
And up and down the daughters skipped, Like girls on a holiday, And laughed outright, at the sport and foam They called Niagara.
If ye would see a sight so rare, Where nature’s in her glee, Go, view the spot in the wide wild west, The land of the brave and free.
But mark—their shapes are only seen In fancy’s deepest play, But she plainly shews their wings and feet In the dancing sunny spray.
FOOTNOTES:
[54] Superior.
[55] Michigan.
[56] Huron.
[57] St. Claro.
[58] Erie.