. Book of the Royal blue . THE LOVERS LEAP I. LAMPION. QVEKLOOKING the lialtimore &Ohio Railroad, where it swingsgracefully around the banks of the Po-tomac, near Sir John s Run, is the highridge, the most conspicuous point ofwhich is the crag known as LoversLeap. I^om this coign of vantage, theeye rests upon the beautiful valley inwhich the town of Hancock is set like agem, threaded upon the silver strands of the meandering Potomac and the narrowline of the canal. Into the purple hori-zon, the spurs of the Alleghenies lift theirverdant peaks and at the feet of the be-holder lie the three Stat
. Book of the Royal blue . THE LOVERS LEAP I. LAMPION. QVEKLOOKING the lialtimore &Ohio Railroad, where it swingsgracefully around the banks of the Po-tomac, near Sir John s Run, is the highridge, the most conspicuous point ofwhich is the crag known as LoversLeap. I^om this coign of vantage, theeye rests upon the beautiful valley inwhich the town of Hancock is set like agem, threaded upon the silver strands of the meandering Potomac and the narrowline of the canal. Into the purple hori-zon, the spurs of the Alleghenies lift theirverdant peaks and at the feet of the be-holder lie the three States of Maryland,West Xirginia, and Iennsylvania, soclose that he may almost stretch out hishand and touch them. There is a legendiif this romantic spot which may be inter-preted, as follows : Above the deep Potomacs flow. Whose quiet waters beatLi rhythmic measures on the sands, That silver oer the feetOf green-clad mountains, grim gray crags Their ceaseless vigils guard with everlasting care The wraith of Love
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