Poems.
"The Salt of the Earth."
The salt of the earth—what a meaningful phraseFrom the lips of the Saviour, and one that conveysA sense of the need of a substance salineThis pestilent sphere to refresh and refine,And a healthful and happy condition secureBy making it pure as the ocean is pure.
In all the nomenclature known to the race,In all appellations of people or place,Was ever a name so befitting, so trueOf those who are...
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