"They have opened the quarries of lime and stone ; There is nothing that man will leave alone : He buildeth the house—he tilleth the soil ; No place is free from care and toil. …. Wo on our wretched and busy race. That will not leave Nature a resting-place. We roam over earth, we sail o’er the wave, Till there is not a quiet spot but the grave."
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The Abbey, near Mussooree. The Seat of J. C. Glen, Esq.
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