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TO THE OLD LIBRARY, by                    
First Line: Our fathers drank of knowledge in thy halls
Last Line: As thou hast served. Farewell, beloved pile!
Subject(s): Librarians & Libraries; Yale University; Library; Librarians


OUR fathers drank of knowledge in thy halls,
And Time hath sanctified thy memory:
In reverential tones they speak of thee.
We too have learned to love thine ivied walls,
We love each blessed ivy-leaf which falls;
And think of those who planted long ago
The parent vine -- of those who watched it grow.
And still thy mantled dignity enthralls.
And in our hearts our love shall ever dwell,
Though unknown hands shall rend thee stone from stone,
And though thy site with weeds be overgrown.
May thy successor, newly risen the while,
Inspire our sons, and always serve as well
As thou hast served. Farewell, beloved pile!





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