"Columbia's Century" by Arthur James Weise (1876)

            Columbia's Century.

                BY A. J. WEISE.

Come countrymen congregate!

        Contemplate, confederate,

Columbia's century celebrate!

Christian's chant, carillons chime!

        Canticles, cannon combine,

Commingle, circle Columbia's clime!

Come, chronicles circumspect!

        Consider, compile, collect,

Columbia's civil career connect!

Creeds, castes, colors coälesce!

        Compact colonies crownless,

Crowd Columbia's colossal congress.

Troy Daily Times. July 3, 1876: 3 col 1.