William Joseph Leonard
Published: 2015-08-05
Total Pages: 110
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Excerpt from Sea Bright, Rumson Road, Oceanic, Monmouth Beach, Atlantic Highlands, Leonardville Road, Navesink, Water Witch Club: Concerning Summer Homes Along the Shores of Monmouth County, New Jersey When Rimison's hills and plains emerged Glorious as Eden ere sin scourged; When Highland's heights were heavenward reared, Long before Sea Bright's sands appeared. Creative days, or aeons, ran For light, land, life, sun, beast - and man. The Maker paused, that Sabbath rest Mav make earth's goodness manifest; Then woman made (sweet Sabbath plan), Comrade and helper of the man. But God's last touches, science teaches, Were spent on Monmouth's matchless beaches. Nor roamed the mastodon here then; Nor behemoth ranged plain or fen; Xor mosasaurus more sought prey; The dinosaur had passed away; Subdued by autochthonic man, In Monmouth marlbeds lay each clan. Lo. Indians were next possessors. Of source that puzzles grave professors. Whose summer camps the seashore grace; "Narumsunk" was their fishing place; Whither their springtime trails did go From wigwams proof 'gainst frost and snow. II. September two, sixteen and nine, The "Half Moon." quaint Dutch brigantine. Sighted this western paradise; So states her log in terms precise; Officially Alf Juet wrote. "A pleasant land to sec." pray note. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.