Maine, in Verse and Story (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Maine, in Verse and Story<br><br>Maine<br><br>Supreme, Majestic Charm land, of New England's north,<br>In bounteous weight on thee, was Nature's hand set forth,<br>A Master blending of the charms of Sea and Land,<br>Where subjects bare their heads, to bow, and understand,<br>And which shall thy great crowning glory be<br>That which liveth of the land or dwelleth by the sea.<br><br>Dwelling by the Sea<br><br>Thy Sea girt glories in fantastic scroll are spread,<br>From Kittery Point, to Fundy's gate, and Quoddy Head,<br>A mighty carve and scuplt of Time's eternal tides,<br>A sovereign sublimity of Sea charm here abides.<br><br>It freights the surf that laves the sweeping sands,<br>Of York, of Wells, and famed Old Orchard's Strands,<br>Who roams these midways, fraught of Ocean's sooth,<br>Reads of its grains, God's vast, infinite truth.<br><br>The mystic spell of Casco's year of Isles,<br>Comes of Spirits of its legend wiles,<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.