Anthology and bibliography of Niagara Falls . the subterranean grottos of Paros and mist from the Falls freezes upon the trees so gradually andto such thickness, that it often bears a most exact resemblance toalabaster; and this, set off by the dazzling colours of the rainbowsthat arch the river from twenty different points, seems by naturalassociation to raise the imagination to that world, where the streetsare of pure gold, the gates of pearl, and night is unknown. Look, the massy trunksAre cased in the pure crystal; branch and twigShine in the lucid covering; each light rod,No
Anthology and bibliography of Niagara Falls . the subterranean grottos of Paros and mist from the Falls freezes upon the trees so gradually andto such thickness, that it often bears a most exact resemblance toalabaster; and this, set off by the dazzling colours of the rainbowsthat arch the river from twenty different points, seems by naturalassociation to raise the imagination to that world, where the streetsare of pure gold, the gates of pearl, and night is unknown. Look, the massy trunksAre cased in the pure crystal; branch and twigShine in the lucid covering; each light rod,Nodding and twinkling in the stirring breeze,Is studded with its trembling water-drops,Still streaming, as they move, with coloured round the parent stem, the long, low boughsBend in a glittering ring, or arbours hideThe glassy floor. Oh! you might deem the spotThe spacious cavern of some virgin mine,Deep in the womb of earth, where the gems grow!And diamonds put forth radiant rods, and budWith amethyst and topaz, and the place 1230. A Winter Scene at NiagaraShewing the effect of the frozen spray on trees in the vicinity Open Road — Guides — Railroads — Canals — Bridges Lit up most royally with the pure beam 1870? That dwells in them; or, haply, the vast hall Barham Of fairy palace, that outlasts the night And fades not in the glory of the sun; Where crystal columus send forth slender shafts. And crossing arches, and fantastic aisles Wind from the sight in brightness, and are lost Among the crowded pillars. The winter scenery about the Falls is peculiar, a sight of whichis worth a journey of thousands of miles. Myriads of wild ducksand geese spend the day in and above the rapids, and regularlytake their departure for Lake Ontario every night before dark;though some are often found in the morning with a broken leg orwing, and sometimes dead, in the river below the Falls. Thisgenerally happens after a very dark or foggy night; and it is sup-posed that, as they alw
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