But words are things, and a small drop of ink,
Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think;
\u2019Tis strange, the shortest letter which man uses
Instead of speech, may form a lasting link
Of ages; to what straits old Time reduces
Frail man, when paper\u2014even a rag like this,
Survives himself, his tomb, and all that \u2019s his.
And when his bones are dust, his grave a blank,
His station, generation, even his nation,
Become a thing, or nothing, save to rank
In chronological commemoration,
Some dull MS. oblivion long has sank,
Or graven stone found in a barrack\u2019s station
In digging the foundation of a closet,
May turn his name up, as a rare deposit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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