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AN ODE TO A MOUNTAIN by VIRGINIA LEPORIN LEACH

First Line: O AGE-OLD MOUNTAIN TALL AND GRAND
Last Line: AS PURE AND RUGGED, MOUNT, AS THINE!
Subject(s): MOUNTAINS; HILLS; DOWNS (GREAT BRITAIN);

O age-old mountain tall and grand,
The cynosure of all the land --
So gaunt, impressive, nobly high
A silhouette against the sky.

When twilight shades are falling fast
Thy purple shadow softly cast
Illumes the hills which for a time
Reflects the grandeur that is thine.

A symbol of His might you stand,
A masterpiece from God's own hand.
I would to have this life of mine
As pure and rugged, Mount, as thine!



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