THE WINDMILL.
• ' Behold; 'a giant am I! Aloft here in my tower ;','.' '-Withmy granite jaws I devour ''•''■';{ TheittiSizej the wheat and the rye, '.' '\ ; Mnd 'jMhd them into flour. ~:i Lhasa aft:: I--...; ;\ ■ •■ 01 jj Jlqok, down over the farms; ' Iu ithejelds of grain I see vat !,'t Therharyest that is to be, i "'Jy .^nd K i fling.aloft ; my arms, .-. , ju - ~-■ [Eorikpow.it is all for me. n< -i Hfbear the s'oiinds of flails eili oj'Kaf off from-the threshing-floors, ;'.,:. ■■■frit In barns-With their open doors, ';,;• iiiaShd'the'wind', the wind in my sails Louder and louder.roars. , myplace,' IO r f 'TOth.my root on the rock below, •jawjol whichever way it may blow, _ I meetit,faee to face, '., -rpva ),< Ag'£ braye man meets his foe. gici JAndtwbile;we wrestle aid strive, t'ubib Mymastei - , the .miller, stands •l ii an And; feeds me with his hands. . ■. id oFor-he,kno.ws-who makes him thrive, '.. Who makes him lord of lands. On Sundays I take my rest; ' I ■' '' iChurbh-goirig bells begin " .'.'; Their'low,; melodious din; '" " I cross my'hands on my breast, - • 'And all is peace witam.—Longfelloiv.
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Western Star, Issue 377, 4 September 1880, Page 1 (Supplement)
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174THE WINDMILL. Western Star, Issue 377, 4 September 1880, Page 1 (Supplement)
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