...one, or to command the other. Thie thought recalls a stanza of LONGFELLOW'S : 'THE heights by groat men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight ; But they, while Iheir companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.' Very, very few of our great men but have...

...of eminent domain ! We have not wings — we cannot soar — But we have feet to scale and climb By slow degrees — by more and more — The cloudy summits of our time. The mighty pyramids of stone That wedge-like cleave the desert airs, When nearer seen and better known,...

...of eminent domain 1 We have not wings — we cannot soar — But we have feet to scale and climb By slow degrees — by more and more — The cloudy summits of our time. The mighty pyramids of stone That wedge-like cleave the desert airs, When nearer seen, and better known,...

...recalls a stanza of LONGFELLOW'S : 'Tue heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by xudden flight ; But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night/ Very, wry few of our great men but have ' sprung from the ranks ; ' and fewer still, who were not born,...

...desired to avail of the one, or to command the other. This thought recalls a stanza of LONGFELLOW'S : 'THE heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by Kuddeu flight ; But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.' Very, very...

...eminent domain ! We have not wings — we cannot soar — But we have feet to scale and climb By alow degrees — by more and more— The cloudy summits of our time. The mighty pyramids of stoue That wedge-like eleave the desert aira, When nearer seen, and better known....

...them the power of performing great and worthy actions; or, as the American poet expresses it, — " The heights by great men reached and kept Were not...But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upwards in the night." Indeed, nothing great can be accomplished without arduous exertion and a resolute...

...of eminent domain ! We have not wings — we cannot soar — But we have feet to scale and climb By slow degrees — by more and more — • The cloudy summits of our time. The mighty pyramids of stone That wedge-like cleave the desert airs, When nearer seen, and better known,...

...right of eminent domain! We have not wings— we cannot soar— But we have feet to scale and climb By slow degrees — by more and more — The cloudy summits of our time. The mighty pyramids of stone That wedge-like cleave the desert airs. When nearer seen, and better known,...

...frowning foreheads to the skies, Are crossed by pathways, that appear As we to higher levels rise. The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not...companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. Standing on what too long we bore With shoulders bent and downcast eyes, We may discern — unseen...