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Written on learning the terms of the treaty with Mexico.
ACROSS the Stony Mountains, o'er the desert's / drouth and sand, / The circles of our empire touch the western ocean's / strand; / From slumberous Timpanogos, to Gila, wild and / free, / Flowing down from Nuevo-Leon to California's sea; / And from the mountains of the east, to Santa / Rosa's shore, / The eagles of Mexitli shall beat the air no more.