 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...  The Table Book - Pagina 227door William Hone - 1827Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | James Montgomery - 1810 - 218 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...remembrance, 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...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 pagina’s
...peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest гясе, There is a spot of earth supremely blest, Л 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... | |
 | 1812 - 470 pagina’s
...remembrance, trembles to that pole; For in this landof heaven's peculiar grace, The heritage of nature's noblest race, There is a spot of earth supremely blest,...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...remembrance, 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,...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...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 pagina’s
...remembrance, 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,...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... | |
 | 1818 - 166 pagina’s
...keen the pang, when I recollected my father's house, so aptly expressed in the words of a poet : 28 *' There is a spot of earth supremely blest, " A dearer,...creation's tyrant casts aside " His sword and sceptre, pagantry and pride, " While in his softened looks benignly blend " The sire, the son, the husband,... | |
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