. . thing bright and glorious In the Suns first earthward glanceWhen from his bed he riseth Like a giant from a trance 1Or when the eye oerpowering With his full meridian ray,Oer Heavens cerulean pavement, He hurries on his way I Theres something vast and glorious In the Sea, the deep profound,Who claspeth like a lover The Earth, his mistress, round !As an infants sleep unruffled. Or tossing the glittering brine,Dark, dread, and pathless Ocean, What majesty is thine ! Theres something fair and glorious In this little speck of ours,In
. . thing bright and glorious In the Suns first earthward glanceWhen from his bed he riseth Like a giant from a trance 1Or when the eye oerpowering With his full meridian ray,Oer Heavens cerulean pavement, He hurries on his way I Theres something vast and glorious In the Sea, the deep profound,Who claspeth like a lover The Earth, his mistress, round !As an infants sleep unruffled. Or tossing the glittering brine,Dark, dread, and pathless Ocean, What majesty is thine ! Theres something fair and glorious In this little speck of ours,In the plumes of her wingd warblers, And the painting of her flowers !In her fresh and vernal carpet. In her pebble-troubled rills,In her wild, untrodden forests. And her everlasting hills ! Theres something far more glorious In the faith that says I know,From the void and formless chaos. Who bade these wonders grow ! Bend I reverently, my spirit ! Before that Being wisdom first created, Whose power sustaineth all. As Tiny Tim said : God bless us SIR HUGH ALLAN. Addenda. 39i ADDENDA THE publishing of this Tvork has been unavoidably delayed forsome time, but this, to some extent, has been an advantage,it having enabled the Author to much enlarge the scope of thework by adding, at least, twenty-five per cent, to its contents,and giving many more illustrations than were first intended whenthe circular, announcing the book, was issued. The Author hasadded several more sketches of railway men—has said somethingabout the Columbian Exposition; the trade and commerce ofCanada; much more about ocean steamships—has made someremarks on competition, freight rates, wheat carrying, emigra-tion, etc., all of which are burning questions of the day. Hehas also given some original articles, written by the Author long,ago, including a visit to the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, theAuthors Fortieth Anniversary in Canada, etc., etc. The subjects dealt with have been numerous,, and as
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