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THE MOUNTAIN TO THE PINE, by                    
First Line: Thou tall, majestic monarch of the wood
Last Line: And the infinite stars in heaven are old to me.
Subject(s): Mountains; Hills; Downs (great Britain)


THOU tall, majestic monarch of the wood,
That standeth where no wild vines dare to creep,
Men call thee old, and say that thou hast stood
A century upon my rugged steep;
Yet unto me thy life is but a day,
When I recall the things that I have seen, --
The forest monarchs that have passed away
Upon the spot where first I saw thy green;
For I am older than the age of man,
Or all the living things that crawl or creep,
Or birds of air, or creatures of the deep;
I was the first dim outline of God's plan:
Only the waters of the restless sea
And the infinite stars in heaven are old to me.





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