ON JEFFERSON HILL.
Reading edition
(BEFORE THE PRESIDENTIAL RANGE.)
The sovereign mountains bask in sunset rays, The valleys rest in peace; The lingering clouds melt into twilight haze, The birds their warbling cease; The villagers' hour of welcome sleep is near, The cattle wander home, While wrapped in summer-scented atmosphere, Calm evening comes to roam With gentle pace Through star-lit space, Till moon-kissed Night holds all in her embrace, And Morning waits to show her dawn-flushed face.