From his nest by the white waves' foam ; And the rocking pines of the forest roared — This was their welcome home. There were men with hoary hair Amidst that pilgrim band : Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land ? There... The Public School Speaker - Page 275by Francis Warre Cornish - 1900 - 570 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1836 - 498 pages
...wind, 'Xis the long grass that covers the Puritan's grave. BWB THE PILGRIM FATHERS OF NEW ENGLAND. " What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the...unstained what there they found, Freedom to worship God." Hemans. THEV bad left their childhood's home For the wide and stormy sea ; It had driven them o'er... | |
| 724 pages
...! There were men with hoary hair Amidst that pilgrim band ; — Why had they come to wither thai:, Away from their childhood's land ? There was woman's...ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left undimin'd what there they found — Freedom to worship God ! New Monthly Mag. THE SABBATH. " Thil u... | |
| 1825 - 648 pages
...Hiere, Away from their childhood's laud ' There was woman's (earless eve, Lit by her deep love's tnilh ; There was manhood's brow serenely high, And the fiery...call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod ! GRIMM'S GHOST. - LETTER XXVIU. Dignum and his Times. THE luminous and voluminous Gibbon, in his Memoirs,... | |
| 1825 - 398 pages
...the white wave's foam, And the rocking pines of the forest roared — This was their welcome home ! What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine...holy ground, The soil where first they trod! They left unstained what there they found — Freedom to worship God ! 4. PRAYER. By the REV. PETER WHITNEY,... | |
| 1826 - 524 pages
...ocean-eagle soar'd From his nest by the white-wave's foam, And the rocking pines of the forest roar'd This was their welcome home ! There were men with...ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left undiinm'd what there they foundFreedom to worship God. An Addreis to a Redbreast which flew into my... | |
| William Lincoln, Christopher Columbus Baldwin - 1826 - 906 pages
...Eagle soar'd From his nest by the white waves' foam, And the rocking pines of the forest roar'd — This was their welcome home ! There were men with...wealth of seas, the spoils of war ? — They sought for Faith's pure shrine ' Aye ! call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left... | |
| 1826 - 404 pages
...home ! There were men with hoary hair, Amidst that Pilgrim band — Why had they come to wither Ihcrc, Away from their childhood's land ? There was woman's...wealth of seas, the spoils of war ? — They sought for Faith's pure shrine ' Aye ! call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1826 - 502 pages
...There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's truth ; There was manhood's brow serenely high, What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the...ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left unstain'd what there they found — Freedom to worship God ! [ These glorious verses will find an echo... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1826 - 502 pages
...There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's truth ; There was manhood's brow serenely high, What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the...ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left unstain'd what there they found— Freedom to worship God ! [ These glorious verses will find an echo... | |
| Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1826 - 502 pages
...There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's truth ; There was manhood's brow serenely high, What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the...ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left unstain'd what there they found — Freedom to worship God ! [ These glorious verses will find an echo... | |
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