On Journeys Through The States.
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ON journeys through the States we start,(Ay, through the world—urged by these songs,Sailing henceforth to every land—to every sea;)We, willing learners of all, teachers of all, and lovers of all. We have watch’d the seasons dispensing themselves, and passing on,We have said, Why should not a man or woman do as much as the seasons, and effuse as much? We dwell a while in every city and town;We pass through Kanada, the north-east, the vast valley of the Mississippi, and the Southern States;We confer on equal terms with each of The States,We make trial of ourselves, and invite men and women to hear;We say to ourselves, Remember, fear not, be candid, promulge the body and the Soul;Dwell a while and pass on—Be copious, temperate, chaste, magnetic,And what you effuse may then return as the seasons return,And may be just as much as the seasons.