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ODE TO SIMEON DE WITT, ESQ.
Surveyor of the Western plains!
The sapient work is thine;
Full-fledged, it sprang from out thy brains,—
One added touch alone remains
To consummate the grand design:
Select a town—and christen it
With thy unrivalled name De Witt!
Soon shall the glorious bantling bless us
With a fair progeny of Fools,
To fill our colleges and schools
With tutors, regents, and professors.
H. and D.
