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 looks, benignly blend The sire, the son, the husband, brother,... The Book of Scottish Poems: Ancient and Modern - Page 696edited by - 1878 - 760 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Montgomery - 1810 - 218 pages
...his own land of every land the pride, Beloved by heav'n o'er all the world beside ; His home I lie spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest. And is the Negro outlaw'd from his birth ? Is he alone a stranger on the earth ? • Is there no shed,... | |
| 1811 - 424 pages
...of his soul, Touch'd by remembrance, trembles to that pole : For in this land of heaven's peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest race, There...sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride, While in his soften'd looks benignly blend The sire, the son, the husband, father, friend : Here woman reigns ;... | |
| Enos Bronson - 1811 - 456 pages
...peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest ãÿñå, There is a spot of earth supremely blest, Ë dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest, Where man,...looks benignly blend The sire, the son, the husband, father, friend: Here woman reigns; the mother, daughter, wife, Strows with fresh flowers the narrow... | |
| 1810 - 478 pages
...soul, Tbuch'd by remembrance, trembles to that pole : For in this land of heaven's peculiar gntee, The 'heritage of nature's noblest race, There is a spot of earth supremely blest, JL dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest; Where man, creation'« tyrant, casts Mid« i His swcrd and... | |
| 1812 - 470 pages
...magnet of his soul, Touched by remembrance, trembles to that pole; For in this landof heaven's peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest race, There...man, creation's tyrant, casts aside His sword and scepire, pageantry and pride, While in his softened looks benignly blend ' The sire, the son, the husband,... | |
| Medora Gordon Byron - 1812 - 282 pages
...Sidney; "allow me to draw the otfrer;" and, with lively animation, he. repeated the following lines : " While in his softened looks benignly blend" The sire, the son, the husband, father, friendHere woman reigns ; the mother, daughter, wife,, Strews with fresh flow'rs the narrow... | |
| James Montgomery - 1814 - 178 pages
...of his soul, Toiich'd by remembrance, trembles to that pole ; For in this land of heaven's peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest race, There...His sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride, While in hig sol'tcn'd looks benignly blend The sire, the son, the husband, brother, friend: Here woman reigns... | |
| Priscilla Wakefield - 1814 - 396 pages
...in this land of Heav'n's peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest race, There is a spot on earth, supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than...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,... | |
| 1814 - 642 pages
...pleasures. " There is a land, of every land the pride, Belov'd by heaven o'er all the woild beside." " There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than ail the rest." Then, alter enlarging more fully on the subject, he continues : " Where shall that land,... | |
| Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pages
...of his soul, Touch'd by remembrance, trembles to that pole ; For in this land of Heav'n's peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest race, There...sword and sceptre, pageantry and pride. While in his goften'd looks benignly blend Tne sire, the son, the hushand, father, friend : Here woman reigns; the... | |
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