 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Elocution - 1854 - 440 pages
...For in this land of heaven's peculiar grace. The heritage of nature's noblest race, There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than...pride, While in his softened looks benignly blend The sire, the son, the husband, brother, friend. Here woman reigns ; the mother, daughter, wife, Strews... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - Presbyterian Church - 1854 - 592 pages
...eternity, of your* household. Remember the pcrmanancy of youthful impressions ! HOME. THERE is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than...sceptre, pageantry and pride, While in his softened look, benignly blend The sire, the son, the husband, lather, friend. Here woman reigns ; the mother,... | |
 | Mary (aunt, pseud.) - 1854 - 104 pages
...For in this land of heaven's peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest race, There is a spot .of earth, supremely blest, — A dearer, sweeter, spot than all the rest : Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found, Art thou a man ? a patriot ? look around, O thou shalt... | |
 | American literature - 1854 - 794 pages
...his own land of every land the pride, Beloved by heaven o'er all the world beside; His HOME the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest. " Rub that horse down well, and don't feed him till he is perfectly cool." These words -were addressed... | |
 | Scottish ballads and songs - 1854 - 606 pages
...his own land of every land the pride, Beloved by Heaven o'er all the world beside ; His home the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest. JOHN WILSON. PROFESSOR WILSON, so long the distinguished occupant of the chair of Moral Philosophy... | |
 | Helen Mathers - 1896 - 336 pages
...There is a land, of every land the pride, Beloved by Heaven o-er all the world beside ; There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest ; Oh I thou shaltfind, howe-er thy footsteps roam. That land thy country, and that spot thy home. CONTENTS... | |
 | Mottoes - 1896 - 1224 pages
...features to keep home, They had their name thence. «. MILTON — Comus. L. 748. His home, the spot h @ %1 /. MONTGOMERY— Wat India. Pt. III. L. 67. Who has not felt how sadly sweet The dream of home, the... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1897 - 666 pages
...pole ; For in this land of Heaven's peculiar The heritage of nature's noblest race, There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than...pride, While in his softened looks benignly blend The sire, the son, the husband, brother, friend ; Here woman reigns ; the mother, daughter, wife, Strew... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - Readers - 1897 - 252 pages
...own land of every land the pride, 65 Beloved by Heaven o'er all the world beside ; His home the spot of earth supremely blest, — A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest. MONTGOMERY. Notes and Meanings. 1 Of every land the pride, the pride or most precious of all 3 Dls-pense',... | |
 | Adelaide Hall - Europe - 1898 - 542 pages
...For in this land of heaven's peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest race, There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than...sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride, While in his soften'd looks benignly blend The sire, the son, the husband, brother, friend; Here woman reigns; the... | |
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