. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. Tis there, the otter dives, the beaver pensive oziers dip their willowy there the wild cat purrs amid her brood,And trains them in the sylvan watch the squirrels leap, or mark the minkPaddling the water by the quiet brink;â-Or to out-gaze the gray owl in the hear the young fox practising to bark. Thou dost not stay, when Winters coldest breath Howls through the woods and sweeps along the heathâ One mighty
. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. Tis there, the otter dives, the beaver pensive oziers dip their willowy there the wild cat purrs amid her brood,And trains them in the sylvan watch the squirrels leap, or mark the minkPaddling the water by the quiet brink;â-Or to out-gaze the gray owl in the hear the young fox practising to bark. Thou dost not stay, when Winters coldest breath Howls through the woods and sweeps along the heathâ One mighty sigh relieves thy icy breast. And wakes thee from the calmness of thy rest. Down sweeps the torrent iceâit may not stay By rock or bridge, in narrow or in bayâ Swift, swifter to the heaving sea it goes, And leaves £hee dimpling in thy sweet repose. Yet as the unharmed swallow skims his way. And lightly drops his pinion in thy spray, So the swift sail shall seek thy inland seas, And swell and whiten in thy purer breeze. New paddles dip thy waters, and strange oars Feather thy waves and touch thy noble shores. âBrainard, FiK-r Ski i ;);s (^N Tjikik \\av id -iue Ci innkc i u r r \ CHAPTER II. THE SETTLEMENT.âTHE SMITHY.âTHE MEETING-HOUSE.
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