990. C. M. P. H. Sweetser.
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Adams, John G. (John Greenleaf) and Chapin, E. H. (Edwin Hubbell)
The Same.
1Let monumental pillars rise
In majesty sublime--
Their granite columns shall decay
Before the touch of time.
2But mind, enlightened and refined,
Shall live beyond the sky,
And heavenly sciences explore,
When time itself shall die!
3A nobler monument we raise
Than costly marble pile--
A beacon light to lead the way
From ignorance and guile.
4This house, with prayer, O God, we give
To truth's supreme control;
To virtue and progressive thought,
The riches of the soul.