Excerpt from Abstract of the History of Hudson, Mass: From Its First Settlement to the Centennial Anniversary of the Declaration of Our National Independence, July 4, 1876 Of Freedom's march through conflict on to glory. Where once the savage bear and fierce wolf ran, To - day appear the wondrous works of man. Where once the dark primeval forests stood, To-day resound the songs of brotherhood. Two hundred fifty years this change have wrought, The wilds untamed, to happy homes are brought. Of this brief span, one hundred fifty years, Our sires, to conscience true, 'mid many tears, Laid the foundations of this mighty land, And set the church and school on every hand Another hundred years, recorded now, By God's great love were given, wherein the vow The Fathers made to build a temple fair, Unfinished then, descending to the heir, The sons, by filial love inspired, might raise, Sacred to justice and Jehovah's praise. 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.