| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1707. The Mountain to the Pine |
| | | By Clarence Hawkes |
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| 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, | 5 |
| 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, | 10 |
| Or birds or 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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