The robin will wear on his bosom
A vest that is bright and new,
And the loveliest wayside blossom
Will shine with the sun and dew.
So, when some dear joy loses
Its beauteous summer glow,
Think how the roots of the roses
Are kept alive in the snow.
—Alice Cary.
[COLUMBUS IN THE NEW WORLD]
| haste | remained | different | gentle |
| spread | orchard | delighted | cotton |
| bodies | paddled | ornaments | natives |
Columbus in the New World.
When Columbus reached the New World, he landed on a beautiful green island. He tells us that the island was covered with trees like an orchard. The trees and the flowers and the fruits were different from any that he had ever seen before.