All hast thou saved from ruthless enemies,
Take what thou wilt, and take what best may please.”
LXXVI.
Our Father answered—“give me bounds and deeds—
No lands I take but such as parchment names;
To future ages will I leave no seeds
To yield a harvest of discordant claims;
If name I must, I name fair Seekonk’s meads—
What first I craved still satisfies my aims;
These and the friendship of my neighbors are