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With sturdy blows the echoing woods resound,Startling their tenants from their leafy lairs;
The lofty oaks and pines soon strew the ground,
Where each a shelter for himself prepares.
Between the rivers, on the highest land,
They build their cabins to each other near;
That they may thus the savage foe withstand;
Though brave of heart, his cunning wiles they fear.
Soon curls the smoke above the forest trees,
Marking amidst the wild their chosen spot;
Think not that palaces alone can please;
Contentment loves to dwell in humble cot,
Where Piety and Industry reside;
But shuns the gilded domes and halls of pride.
Poem No. 845; c. 1878–80
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