 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pages
...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, sweeter spot than all the rest, Where man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride, While in his... | |
 | Matthews, Mr - 1823 - 272 pages
...Unchanging, man, in every varying clime, Deems his own land of every land Ihe pride, Beleved by Heaven o'er all the world beside ; His home the spot of earth...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 pages
...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 man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride ; While in his... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1825 - 232 pages
...Deems his own land of every land the pride, Beloved by heaven o'er all the world beside ; His uo.vi.n the spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest. And is the JVcgro outlawed from his birth ? Is he alone a stranger on the earth ? Is there no shed,... | |
 | L F. Winter - 1825 - 784 pages
...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, sweeter spot than all the rest; Where man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride. Oh, thou shall... | |
 | John Kitto - 1825 - 244 pages
...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 man, creation's tyrnnt, casts aside His sword and sceptre — pageantry and pride, While in... | |
 | Going - 1825 - 662 pages
...beside ; Where brighter suns dispense serener light, And milder moons emparadise the night : 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 t Art thou a man ? a patriot ? look around : Oh... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 390 pages
...pole. Tor 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 man, creation's tyrant, casts aside .His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride ; While in... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 892 pages
...pole. For in this land of heaven's peculUr 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 man, creation's tyrant, oasts aside Hi» sword and sceptre, pageantry ant] pride ; While in... | |
 | 1828 - 814 pages
...Unchanging man, in every varying clime, 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 that all the rest. Montgomery. A SERENE WINTER'S NIGHT. How beautiful this night ! the balmiest sigh... | |
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