Talk not of blossoms, and your endless spring; What joy, wha…

Talk not of blossoms, and your endless spring; What joy, what smile, can scenes of misery bring? Though Nature, here, has every blessing spread, Poor is the labourer—and how meanly fed!— The above passage is from ______________________ by ____________________________________________ .

He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his ancient p…

He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced, the new government he obeys, and the new rank he holds. He becomes an American by being received in the broad lap of our great Alma Mater. Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men, whose labours and posterity will one day cause great changes in the world. Americans are the western pilgrims, who are carrying along with them that great mass of arts, sciences, vigour, and industry which began long since in the east they will fnish the great circle. The above passage is from ______________________ by ____________________________________________ .