 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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, sweeter spot than all the rest, Where man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride, While in his soften'd... | |
 | Matthews, Mr - 1823 - 272 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride ; While in his soften... | |
 | John Kitto - 1825 - 244 pàgines
...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 man, creation's tyrnnt, casts aside His sword and sceptre — pageantry and pride, While in his softened... | |
 | L F. Winter - 1825 - 784 pàgines
...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, sweeter spot than all the rest; Where man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride. Oh, thou shall find,... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 394 pàgines
...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 man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride ; While in his softened... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 892 pàgines
...trembles to that 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 his softened... | |
 | 1828 - 188 pàgines
...trembles to that pole For in this land of heav'n'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 soften'd... | |
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