1642-1892Legends of Woburn, now first written and preserved in collected form ..to which is added a chrono-indexical history of Woburn . Manitous Messenger Addressing the Indians. 27 a beautiful painting by our well known artist, Champney, admirably illustrates the mostinteresting point in the legend. SPRING. When the Queen of the Spring, with her sweet, warm breath,From the South came bounding along oer the earth;She touched all the flowers in their winters nest,And they waked and smiled in her face as she danced oer the trees, and bright garlands did hangIn their tops,
1642-1892Legends of Woburn, now first written and preserved in collected form ..to which is added a chrono-indexical history of Woburn . Manitous Messenger Addressing the Indians. 27 a beautiful painting by our well known artist, Champney, admirably illustrates the mostinteresting point in the legend. SPRING. When the Queen of the Spring, with her sweet, warm breath,From the South came bounding along oer the earth;She touched all the flowers in their winters nest,And they waked and smiled in her face as she danced oer the trees, and bright garlands did hangIn their tops, on the bushes, while the soft air sangThrough the boughs that swayed, with diamonds all flashed in the light of the brightening sun. What ho ! said the Queen, wheres my violets, roses, My mayflowers, columbines, and summer-time posies, Wake up ! it is Spring ; tis your life and your friend, Come to tell you all, it is time to amend ; Ive brought with me birds without number to warble, So please not longer, in your beds, lie and dawdle ; But start up and let me your bright faces see, As I go through the land, on my wa
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