The Hundredth Anniversary of the Fourth of Suty.

Through

storm and calm the years haveled
Our-nation on, from stage wstage,
A Century's space, until we tread
The threshold of another lige.

We see where, o'er our pathway, swept
Alorrent stream of blood and fire,
And thank the Guardian Plower, who kept
Our sacred league of States entire ?
Ch. checkered train of years! farewell.
With all thy strifes and hopes and feart
But with us her thy memories dwell,
To warn and teach the Coming years.
And Thou, the new, beginning Age,
Werned by the past, and not envain,
Write on a fairer, white Page
Thy record of a happier reigns
William Cullen Bryant.

The above was delivered at the Academy of Music, New York, July 4th 1876, and is photo-en

graved from the Author's manuscript, furnished expressly for this volume.

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