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Influence of Puritanism
See, gentle as the light, their Influence spreadFrom state to state, from east to western shore;
Till, like the night, the shadows all are fled,
And Ignorance shall cloud our land no more.
The Indian tribes, far wandering shall behold
The beams of knowledge on their pathway shine;
And of the Gospel's sacred truths be told,
And own their power and influence all divine.
The African, with new awakened mind,
Rejoice in Freedom's full and perfect day;
And blessings, in the coming ages, find,
Far more than shall for all his wrongs repay;
And universal as the race of man,
Shall be the name and praise of Puritan.
Poem No. 413; c. 1878–80
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