...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 distant mountains that uprear Their solid bastions to the skies, Are crossed by pathways that appear,...

...right of eminent domain. We have not wings, we cannot soar ; But we I iiive feet to scale and climb. By slow degrees, by more and more, The cloudy summits of our time. Standing on what too long we bore With shoulders bent and downcast eyes, We may discern, unseen before,...

...— may it not be all vainly — As good as poor Joey to be I Punch. A PLEA. The heights of g_reat men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight ; But they, white their companions slept, Were toiling upwards in the night. — Longfellow. ALAS ! for those companions...

...constant daily climbing. " 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." us be thankful that we may thus climh. We may forget the things that are behind, we may press on to...

...Why ? CHAPTEE IV. " 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.'' Before the great gong had sounded its second si the next morning, Mr. Malford, contrary to his custom,...

...Abernethy, " it is open to that objection." GAIN BY TOIL. LONGFELLOW. ÍTE heights by great men reached ar,d kept Were not attained by sudden flight } But they,...companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. FLOWERS. MAItV HUWITT. GOD might h:ive made the earth bring forth Enough for great ami small } The...

...days. PAMELA. STEP BY STEP. WE have not wings ; we cannot soar ; But we have feet to scale or 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,...

...glows within us. " 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 Thai wedge-like cleave the airs. When nearer seen and better known, Are but...

...we to higher levels rise. The distant mountains, that uprear Their frowning foreheads to the skies, The heights by great men reached and kept, Were not...companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night, We may discern—unseen before— A path to higher destinies. Standing on what too long we bore With...

...life of Napoleon presents the most striking illustration of the truth of the sentiment, " 'The height* by great men reached and kept Were not attained by...flight ; But they, while their companions slept, Were tailing upward in the night." One cloudless morning, just after the sun had TH« WATER-EXCURSION. risen,...