A SOUVENIR OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY
Within the Golden Gate
BY
LAURA YOUNG PINNEY
Illustrated by ELLA N. PIERCE
SAN FRANCISCO:
From the Press of the San Francisco Printing Company
411 Market Street
1893
From the Press of the San Francisco Printing Company
411 Market Street
1893
Copyright 1893, by L. Y. Pinney and E. N. Pierce
HALF TONE ENGRAVINGS
By Union Photo-Engraving Co.
By Union Photo-Engraving Co.
AUTUMNAL skies were fair, and blue,
And soft and mild the morning breeze;
With sails unfurled—a joyous crew—
We sought Pacific's tranquil seas,
And entered there, a gate that stands,
Unbarred to ships of many lands.
And as we passed its portal grand,
Our hearts were glad, our spirits light,
And we rejoiced, and eager scanned
The scenes that came before our sight.
Near Alcatraz, an island bold,
We paused to hear this story told:
GRIM Alcatraz! Thou sentinel
That watch hath kept, thro' ages past,
Over this shining way to sea,
O where's th
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