its terrors, and pleasure its charms. They had their smiles and their tears, their raptures and their sorrows; but not for the things of the world. Enthusiasm had made them stoics, had cleared their minds from vulgar passion and prejudice, and raised them above the influence of danger and corruption. It sometimes might lead them to pursue unwise ends, but never to choose unwise We acknowledge that the tone of their minds was often injured by straining after things too high for mortal reach, and they too often fell into the vices of intolerance and extreme austerity. Yet, when all circumstances are taken into consideration, we do not hesitate to pronounce them a brave, a wise, an honest and useful people. means. MACAULAY. 9. FATHERLAND. GOD, who gave iron, purposed neʼer, Fierce speech, and free-born breath Therefore will we, what God did say, But he shall perish by stroke of brand Who fighteth but for sin and shame, And not inherit the German land, O Germany, bright Fatherland, O German love so true, Thou sacred land, thou beauteous land, We swear to thee anew! Outlawed, each knave and coward shall The crow and raven feed; But we will to the battle all, Flash forth! flash forth! whatever can, Now all ye Germans, man for man, Forth in the holy strife! Your hands lift upward to the sky, Your hearts shall upward soar; And, "man for man, Our slavery is o'er! "let each one cry, With hangman's and with coward's blood. O glorious day of ire, That to all Germans seemeth good, Day of our great desire. Let wave! let wave! whatever can, Standard and banner wave! Here will we purpose, 66 man for man," Advance, ye brave ranks, hardily, We'll gain us freedom's victory, ERNST MORITZ ARNDT. 10. THE FATHERLAND. WHERE is the true man's fatherland? Is it alone where freedom is, Where God is God, and man is man? Where'er a human heart doth wear After a life more true and fair, There is the true man's birthplace grand: - Where'er a single slave doth pine, JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL 11. WE WERE BOYS TOGETHER. WE were boys together, And never can forget The school-house on the heather, In childhood where we met; We were youths together, And castles built in air; Your heart was like a feather, And mine weighed down with care; Which led our thoughts from earth to heaven, GEORGE P. MORRIS. THE Soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 1. Samuel, xviii. 1. 12. FATHER-LAND AND MOTHER TONGUE. OUR Father-land! And wouldst thou know It is, that Adam here below Was made of earth by Nature's hand; At first, in Eden's bowers, they say, And maybe 't was for want of thought; Made Adam soon surpass the birds: And so, the native land, I hold By male descent, is proudly mine; The language, as the tale was told, Was given in the female line. And thus, we see, on either hand We name our blessings whence they 're sprung : We call our country "Father-land," We call our language "Mother-tongue." SAMUEL LOVER. |