 | Joshua Coffin - 1845 - 438 pages
...striking contrast with their log habitations and their rustic fare, the inquiry would naturally arise, ' What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine?...The wealth of seas? the spoils of war? They sought a pure faith's shrine.' This was the mainspring of all their movements, the secret of their indomitable... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1845 - 312 pages
...by her deep love's truth ; There was manhood's brow serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth. 5. What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine?...wealth of seas ? the spoils of war ? — They sought a faith's pure shrine. Aye, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod : They left unstained... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - 1845 - 252 pages
...hair Amid that pilgrim band : Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land 1 8. There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's truth ; There was manhood's Irow serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth. 9. What-sought they thus afar7 Bright jewels of the... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 334 pages
...come—to wither there, Away—from their childhood's land? There was woman's—fearless eye, Lit—by her deep love's truth; There was manhood's brow, serenely high, And the fiery heart—of youth. Bright jewels—of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war ? What—sought... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 398 pages
...fearless eye, I. it — by her deep love** truth; There was mnnhood's brow, serenely high, And the 6cry heart — of youth. What — sought they — thus, afar? Bright jewels— of the min*1? Thf wealth of sens, the s|H>ils of wnr ? They sought — a faith's pure shrine! Aye. cnll it... | |
 | 1846 - 302 pages
...! There were men with hoary hair, Amidst that pilgrim band ; — Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land ? There was woman's...of seas ? — the spoils of war ? — They sought a faith's pure shrine ! Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left unstained... | |
 | 1846 - 308 pages
...Amidst that pilgrim band ; — Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's bind ? There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's...of seas ? — the spoils of war ? — They sought a faith's pure shrine ! Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left unstained... | |
 | William Shaw Russell - 1846 - 450 pages
...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 was woman's...What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine 1 The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? Aye, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod !... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1842 - 316 pages
...4. There were men with hoary hair, Amidst that pilgrim-band : ' Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land ? There was woman's...brow serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth. 5. What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas ? the spoils of war... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...! There were men with hoary hair Amidst that pilgrim-band ; — Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land ? There was woman's...brow serenely high, . And the fiery heart of youth. 136 A CHILD'S FIRST IMPRESSION OF A STAR. What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine ?... | |
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What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war ? They sought a faith's pure shrine ! Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod ; They have left unstained what there they found — Freedom to... 
