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Excerpt from The Empire Builders and Other Poems Not only where the shrapnel rips The quaking earth in gory ruts, The while the crimson life-blood drips From mangled flesh and livid cuts, And thirsty blades drink to the hilt - Not only there are nations built. Not only where the hungry wave Reflects the wreck of crashing steel, And naked seamen, grim and brave, Fight on, from furnace-room to wheel: Though these the Empire's bulwarks be, The Empire is not on the sea. Where'er Endeavor bares her arm And grapples with the Things To Be, At desk or counter, forge or farm, On veldt or prairie, land or sea, And men press onward, undismayed, The Empire Builder plies his trade. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

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Excerpt from The Golden Hynde: And Other Poems Who are the Empire-builders P They Whose desperate arrogance demands A self-reflecting power to sway A hundred little selfless lands? Lord God of battles, ere we bow To these and to their soulless lust, Let fall Thy thunders on us now And strike us equal to the dust. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

Excerpt from The World's Fifth Empire: And Other Poems His first publication the author now offers the reading world, hoping that it will look leniently upon the faults and imperfections but too evident to his own eye. But whatever may be adjudged as to the merits of the poetical composition, the most fastidious cannot but accord commendation for the admirable manner in which the publishers - Messrs. Morton & Co., late Morton & Griswold - have performed their portion of the work. The paper is of the most excellent quality; the typography clear and beautiful, and the binding handsome and substantial. The whole execution is a powerful argument for home patronage. The Poems presented are the productions of one who has written in his leisure hours, at various periods during the last four or five years. He will here remark - and that explanatorily - but upon two of these, - Firstly: "Dar-thula." This is the versification, without the omission or interpolation of any sentiments, of a translation - by James Macpherson, Esq., - of one of Ossian's poems, from the old Gaelic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

Excerpt from The Completion of the Spire: And Other Poems Mighty throng of people filled the streets, CD Ten thousand eyes upon the new-built spire Were fixed. Graceful and fair it rose Above the massive portals and arched entrances Of Copenhagen's far-famed kirk, A marvel of construction and of beauty. But a few strokes were to be added And the life-long dream of Hans the builder, Finished, would forever live in stone. But now upon the eve Of the eventful hour, The heart of Hans the builder is sad, For in all the progress of the work, And daily laying of stone on stone, And constant lifting Of beams to dizzy heights, Not one drop of blood had sealed the work, Not one expiring soul had left its legacy Of immortality to the builder's skill. And to every master builder it was known, That no spire or tower or monument ever built Could last without the seal of blood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

Excerpt from The City of Success: And Other Poems Where a river hastens down, Stands an often-wished-for town, In the azure of the mountains, on a broad and level vale. Peaks of peace above it rise To the ever -smiling skies, And its air is not invaded by the armies of the gale. Round the city stands a wall, Where the watchmen clearly call The flying hours, that speed away, with winged, in constant feet, And, throughout the gilded place, The palatial dwellings face On cool-fountained' park and garden, and on pleasure seeking street. Sparsely-populated stands This, the pride of all the lands In temple-crowned magnificence, the City of Success For, tho all men strive full well, In its worldly halls to dwell, Few even reach the roads to it, through bitter strain and stress. This fair city has great gates, And at each a dragon waits, huge, unsated, Open jaws, with Sharp misfortune fanged. High upon the barbacan Floats hope's banner, dear to man; vainly are the throng without from those proud walls harangued. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.

Excerpt from The World's Progress: And Other Poems We Wm briefly state, what will appear evident, that ourexperience in literary composition is limited, and a large portion of the present work was written when employed as a mechanic. We will here say one word in reference to our life, as the preface is the place if the author feels disposed to egotise. From mere boyhood up to our sev enteenth year, our time was mostly spent in the various cotton manufactories. From that, we were engaged in business which gave us some knowledge of a seafaring life. From that, to positions where it required more men tal exertion to get along. And although we would not claim to be of mature experience, we are fully aware that there are stern realities to be met with in every sphere of life, by those who make an effort, the result of which is to continue or perpetuate that which tends to civilization in the common acceptation of the term. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.