...it. We see the glory that is entered, but we are ignorant of the toils which must have preceded it. " The mighty pyramids of stone, That wedge-like cleave...When nearer seen and better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. " The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are...

...it. We see the glory that is entered, but we are ignorant of the toils which must have preceded it. " The mighty pyramids of stone, That wedge-like cleave...When nearer seen and better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. " The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are...

...will ! All these must first be trampled down Beneath our feet, if we would gain In the bright field of Fair Renown The right of eminent domain ! We have...When nearer seen and better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed...

...will < All these must first be trampled down Beneath oar feet, if we would gain In the bright field of Fair Renown The right of eminent domain ! We have...When nearer seen and better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed...

...these must first be trampled down Beneath our feet, if we would gain In the bright field of Fair Kenown The right of eminent domain! We have not wings —we...When nearer seen and better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed...

...right of eminent domain ! We have not wings — we cannot soar — But we have feet to scale and climb The mighty pyramids of stone That wedge-like cleave...When nearer seen and better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed...

...the doctrine of the following verses ; but the poetical illustration has a noble character : — ' We have not wings — we cannot soar ; But we have...When nearer seen, and better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. The distant mountains that nprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed...

...will then seize the moment to set a firmer foot upon the Ladder of St. Augustine,t for, you know, ' We have not wings— we cannot soar — But we have...to scale and climb, By slow degrees — by more and moro — The cloudy summits of our time. The mighty pyramids of stone, That wedge-like cleave the desert...

...for triumph more than truth ; The hardening of the heart that brings Irreverence for the dreams of youth : ' All thoughts of ill ; all evil deeds, That...When nearer seen, and better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs. ' The distant mountains, that uprear Their solid bastions to the skies, Are crossed...

...for the dreams of youth : 'All though^ of ill ; all evil deeds, That have their root in thoughts of Whatever hinders or impedes The action of the nobler...When nearer seen, and better known, Are but gigantic Sights of stairs. ' The distant mountains, that uprear Their solid bastions to the skies, Are crossed...