And feeds on empty air.

A nation's destinies have hung

Upon the influence of a tongue

Whose magic eloquence

Has swayed the thoughts of men, whose word

Was mightier than the glittering sword

Of armies most immense.

THE HAND.

The manual touch when guided by

The magic power of sympathy

That animates the soul,

May lead to fields of cultured art

And cast an influence on the heart

May through all ages roll.

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The canvass and the stone may speak

To more than Roman and to Greek

Though in a foreign land;

They show the might of cultured skill

Directed by an iron will

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