There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest, Where man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride, While in his... The Table Book - Seite 227von William Hone - 1827Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1818 - 596 Seiten
...remembrance, trembles to that polii For in this land of heaven's peculiar gract*, The heritage of nature's noblest race ; There is a spot of earth supremely...the rest; Where man, creation's tyrant, casts aside Mis sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride; While in his soflen'd looks benignly blend The sire, (he... | |
| Mrs. Jamieson (Frances Thurtle) - 1820 - 538 Seiten
...remembrance, trembles to that pole: 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 ofear.th be found/ Art thou a man 2—a patriot?—look around? O thou shalt... | |
| British melodies - 1820 - 280 Seiten
...Deems his own land of every land the pridc, 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. THE WEST IXIHES. MY COUNTRY. Walter droll. BREATHES there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to... | |
| James Montgomery - 1821 - 294 Seiten
...Deems 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. And is the JVegro outlawed from his birth ? Is he alone a stranger on the earth ? Is there no shed,... | |
| John Platts - 1822 - 844 Seiten
...morning dew distils, And all the air is love. Montgomery thus speaks of the pleasures of home : — There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer,...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 ;... | |
| James Montgomery - 1823 - 180 Seiten
...remembrance, trembles to that pole ; For in this land of Heaven's peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest race, There is a spot of earth supremely blest,...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... | |
| Matthews, Mr - 1823 - 272 Seiten
...Deems his own land of every land Ihe pride, Beleved 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. These are subjects worthy of general consideration. The study of his own country is interesting... | |
| George Wentworth - 1824 - 378 Seiten
...remembrance, trembles to that pole ; For in this land of heaven's peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest race, There is a spot of earth supremely blest,...sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride ; While in his soften 'd looks benignly blend The sire, tke son, the husband, father, friend : Here woman reigns ;—... | |
| Thomas O'Connor - 1824 - 180 Seiten
...this land of Heavn's peculiar grace, There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter place than all the rest. Where man, creation's tyrant, casts...looks, benignly blend The sire, the son, the husband, father, friend. Here woman reigns, the mother, daughter, wife, Strews with fresh flowers the narrow... | |
| L F. Winter - 1825 - 784 Seiten
...ESQ. VOL. I. LONDON: PRINTED FOR AR NEWMAN AND CO. LEADEN HALL-STREET. CASTLE HARCOURT. CHAPTER I. There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer,...aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride. Oh, thou shall find, where'er thy footsteps roam, That land thy country, and that spot thy home. '... | |
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