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Excerpt from Sachem's-Wood: A Short Poem, With Notes Farewell to Highwood! Name made By lips we never more can hear That 'came, unsought for, as 'i lay, Musing o'er landscapes far away Expressive just of what one sees, The upland s10pe, the stately trees Oaks, prouder that beneath their shade His lair the valiant Pequot made, Whose name, whose gorgon lock alone, Turned timid hearts to demi-stone. Within this green pavilion stood, Oft, the dark princes of the wood, Debating whether Philip's cause Were paramount to Nature's laws Whether the tomahawk and knife Should, at his bidding, smoke with life Or pact endure, with guileless hands, Pipes lit for peace, and paid-for lands, With men, who slighted frowns from kings, Yet kept their faith in humblest things, The Pillars of our infant state, (1) Shafts, now, in Zion's upper gate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.