. Down the eastern and up the Black . 143 ] COPES BRIDGE. Oh Horace! the rustic still rests by the river,But the river flows on, and flows past him forever! Meredith— HIS is Copes Bridge, stranger, built in1807, at a cost of twenty-six thousanddollars. Search the Bridge Dockets inthe office of the Clerk of Courts andyou will discover the names of thepetitioners; make your examinationthorough enough and you will find everydetail of its cost; meanwhile let merest. Beside this old stone wall let me remember and dream. More than a quarter of a century has floated down thisstr
. Down the eastern and up the Black . 143 ] COPES BRIDGE. Oh Horace! the rustic still rests by the river,But the river flows on, and flows past him forever! Meredith— HIS is Copes Bridge, stranger, built in1807, at a cost of twenty-six thousanddollars. Search the Bridge Dockets inthe office of the Clerk of Courts andyou will discover the names of thepetitioners; make your examinationthorough enough and you will find everydetail of its cost; meanwhile let merest. Beside this old stone wall let me remember and dream. More than a quarter of a century has floated down thisstream since I first cast my line into its waters and waited—atemy lunch and waited—for the fish that swam around and eyed,but never touched my bait. Since then, what changes time has wrought. The wood tothe east of the road is a mere thicket now, the lofty oaks inwhose tops the gray squirrels played and felt themselves secure,have fallen beneath the woodmans axe; the road itself, whichalmost touched the stream, has been vacated, while the millwheel opposite, stands motionless, and rots. [ 144 o WS5 13
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