Guide to Boston and vicinity, with maps and engravings . ons, And snid shed fall. Youve seen both the tremendous spreadOf ronimerce, and of those it made Rich and ;inibitious,^^^lo fl:iimt with parvenus true in their sliowy coaches ride,With arms emblazoned on the side,Wliich any herald who descried Would deem flagitious. Majestic tree ! Yoiive seen much worthFrom little Boston issue forth. And know some menWho love their kind, and give their storeTo help the suffering and the poor,Nor drive the beggar from their bless such hearts, and give them more, I pray again. And yo
Guide to Boston and vicinity, with maps and engravings . ons, And snid shed fall. Youve seen both the tremendous spreadOf ronimerce, and of those it made Rich and ;inibitious,^^^lo fl:iimt with parvenus true in their sliowy coaches ride,With arms emblazoned on the side,Wliich any herald who descried Would deem flagitious. Majestic tree ! Yoiive seen much worthFrom little Boston issue forth. And know some menWho love their kind, and give their storeTo help the suffering and the poor,Nor drive the beggar from their bless such hearts, and give them more, I pray again. And you shall see much more to your root, old Bostons pride, , The ;.xo i>i l:iid. UOsiON AND VICIMIV. 83 And long, 1 trust, the time will mayor and council sit on find with unanimityThat youre decayed; For you arc still quite hale and stanch,Though here and there perhaps a branch Is slightly rotten;And you will stand and hold your swayWhen ho who ]>ens this rhyme to-dayShall mingle with the connnon clay. And l-o The Frog Pond, now called Cochituate Lake bysuper-srenteel people, or. as it ha-; been called. Quincy 84 BOSTON AND VICINITY. Lake, is situated near the Old Elm Tree, whose roots ithas moistened for so many years. The original form haslong been changed, and the natural pond in which the boysiished for minnows and horn-pout is now supplied fromCochituate Lake; and in one portion a fountain sends upits sparkling waters to the height of over ninety feet. Avariety of jets are connected with it at pleasure ; andnothing can be more charming than the effect producedon a summers evening, when bands discourse sweetmusic, and the strains blend with the sound of falhngwaters: the effect is inexpressibly beautiful. Then is thetime to see Boston Common and its tiny silver lake. CHAPTER IX. PUBLIC GARDEN. PROVIDENCE DEPOT. PUBLIC LIBRARY. The Public Garden is situated at the foot of theCommon, and contains about twenty acres. Like itsneighbor
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