NEBULA TO MAN 
And Man indeed will not forsake a land, 
Where prey his food and clothing is at hand. 
On Asia's northern grounds is ice extending 50 
In glacier streams from Ural heights descending. 
Rhinoceros and mammoth, here hemmed in 
By ice and snow, in death must quit the scene. 
More wise were those that left these haunts in time, 
And fled to south and west to genial clime ; 55 
Forsaking scenes long held, though here and there 
Food might be gleaned from withering pine and fir. 
With little respite Canada's domain, 
And north Columbia under ice have lain 
E'er since the ice-plague came ; and still the sheet 60 
All stubborn lies, with small sign of retreat. 
Thus rules the ice ; thus has the arctic zone 
Spread out once more ; and as a conqueror gone, 
Despoiling scenes from vale to mountain height, 
And ending life, or putting it to flight. 65 
But ample is the space about the world, 
Although the north by snow and ice be held, 
For life to thrive. And landscapes south away 
With wood and sward and flower and fruit are gay ; 
Where life in many forms may joyous be, 70 
And Man may glory in his destiny. 
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