Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 109
its nature. There is in it nothing ofmystery. It depends upon the qualities of that Union,and it results from its effects upon our and ourcountrys happiness. It is valued for that sober cer-tainty of waking bliss which it enables us to realize.It grows out of the affections, and has not, and… … Low lies that land, yet blest with fruitful stores;Strong are her sons, though rocky are her shores;And none, ah! none, so lovely to my sight,Of all the lands, which heaven oerspreads with light. The love of this Union grows out of this attachmentto my native soil and is rooted in it. I cherish…
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