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niverous ; but all remarkable for presenting a higher tyye of reptilian organization 

 than any now existing, and approaching in some respects to the birds and in 

 others to the mammalia. Among the vegetable feeders of this group was the 

 hadrosaurus, a gij^antic animal, 20 feet or more in height, with huge bird-like legs 

 and feet, a lizard like tail, a diminutive head, and small fore feet or hands, feed- 

 ing on plants ; while Iccleps was an equally large carniverous animal of somewhat 

 similar organization." — j. t. p.] 



For ages, when the world was young, 



I slept upon my lava-bed, 

 While sandstones formed, and oceans sung 



Their solemn anthems o'er my head. 



Ages on ages rolled away, 



The wrinkled earth itself grew old; 



And still upon my bed I lay, 



Oppressed by weight and years untold. 



The ocean still above me rolled, 



The sandstone strata thicker grew ; 

 I lay and groaned beneath the Old, 



Crushed and encumbered by the New. 



Then in a glad auspicious hour, 



Which made my rocky heart rejoice, 

 I felt a resurrection power — 



I heard a resurrection voice. 



It said " O mountain, 'wake, arise; 



Throw off the sandstone from thy breast ; 

 Roll back the seas, and 'neath the skies 



Show the bold frontage of thy crest." 



I woke as from a troubled dream ; 



Threw off the weight by power divine; 

 Rose to the sun's refulgent beam, 



And stellar orbs that round me shine. 



The frighted waters sought the sea ; 



The rifted sandstone opened wide. 

 And I, aglow with light of day. 



Rejoiced, a Mountain in my pride. 



Nor I alone : On every hand 



Around my peak like mountains stand. 



Which heard the voice, and felt the power, 

 That raised me in my natal hour. 



