 | 1905 - 312 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." This is the spot. And so here we are at home again, and it is our welcome opportunity to congratulate... | |
 | 1905 - 120 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. James Montgomery. All countries are a wise man's home. Samuel Butler. He who fights and runs away May... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - 1906 - 548 pàgines
...paradise the night; A land of beauty, virtue, valor, truth, Time-tutor' d age, and love-exalted youth : There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest, Where men, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride, While in his sojlen'd... | |
 | Frederick William Hackwood - 1906 - 230 pàgines
...essentially an English word, and is intimately connected with the fire-side). Use the quotations — " There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest." " Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first best country ever is at home." — Goldsmith.... | |
 | 1906 - 76 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. — James Montgomery. Union. The blood that flowed at Lexington, and crimsoned bright Champlain, Streams... | |
 | 1906 - 434 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. — James Montgomery. Union. The blood that flowed at Lexington, and crimsoned bright Champlain, Streams... | |
 | Alfred Henry Miles - 1906 - 424 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. 11.— THE SLAVER. (FROM PART III.) LIVES there a savage ruder than the slave? — Cruel as death,... | |
 | Civic Club of Carlisle, Pennsylvania - 1907 - 200 pàgines
...borders but of those that have gone elsewhere, who would unhesitatingly name this ancient borough the "spot of earth supremely blest, a dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest." Happy the mother who has such a rich heritage of love and loyalty in the hearts of her children ! If... | |
 | Ismena Teresa Martin - 1908 - 266 pàgines
...peculiar grace, The heritage of Nature's noblest race, There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer spot than all the rest. Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found? Art thou a man, a patriot, look around I And thou shalt find where'er thy footsteps roam; That land... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1908 - 788 pàgines
...always nearest to hie good when at home, and farthest from it when away. — JQ Holland. Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, a dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest. — Montgoiiutry. Stint yourself, UK you think good, in other things ; but don t scruple freedom in... | |
| |
There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest... 
