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Nor lives there one whose boyhood's days
Of happiness were passed beneath that sun,
That in his manhood-prime can calmly gaze
Upon that Bay, or on that mountain stand,
Nor feel the prouder of his native land.
_Fitz-Greene Halleck._
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CONDENSED POINTS.
_As Seen on the Hudson River Day Line Steamers._
_Desbrosses Street Pier._ On leaving landing a charming view is
obtained of New York Harbor with Bartholdi Statue to the south.
_Stevens Castle._ Above Jersey City docks on the west, crowning a
commanding site.
_St. Michael's Monastery_, or Monastery of the Passionist Fathers, on
west bank above Elysian Fields; distinguished by large dome and towers
of the St. Paul (London) style of architecture. This dome is 300 feet
high, and its summit is 515 feet above the Hudson.
_42d Street Pier._ Midway to the dwellers of Greater New York and
convenient to all Elevated, Subway and Trolley Lines.
_Weehawken_, on the west bank, about opposite 50th Street. Near the
river bank was the scene of the Hamilton and Burr duel, 1804.
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