But thou, my country, thou shalt never fall, Save with thy children — thy maternal care, Thy lavish love, thy blessings showered on all — These are thy fetters — seas and stormy air Are the wide barrier of thy borders, where, Among thy gallant sons... American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 435edited by - 1836Full view - About this book
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1878 - 292 pages
...the wide barrier of thy borders, where, Among thy gallant sons that guard thee well, Thou laugh'st at enemies : who shall then declare The date of thy...How happy, in thy lap, the sons of men shall dwell? William Cullen Bryant. AMERICA. OH, who has not heard of the Northmen of yore, How flew, like the sea-bird,... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1878 - 638 pages
...the wide barrier of thy borders, where, Among thy gallant sons that guard thee well, Thou laugh' st at enemies : who shall then declare The date of thy...How happy, in thy lap, the sons of men shall dwell ? William Cullen Bryant. AMERICA. OH, who has not heard of the Northmen of yore, How flew, like the... | |
| 1878 - 588 pages
...Are the wide barrier of thy borders, where Among thy gallant sons that guard thee well, Thou laugh'st at enemies: who shall then declare The date of thy...How happy, in thy lap, the sons of men shall dwell ? RELIGION. Jrom " The Ago." YOOTH. RELIGION'S all. Descending from the skies To wretched man, the... | |
| Phineas Garrett - 1879 - 784 pages
...the wide barrier of thy borders, where, Among thy gallant sons that guard thee well, Thou laugh'st at enemies : who shall then declare The date of thy...How happy, in thy lap, the sons of men shall dwell ? KING CANUTE— WM THACKERAY. King Canute was weary-hearted ; he had reigned for years a score, Battling,... | |
| George William Curtis - 1879 - 74 pages
...the wide barrier of thy borders, where, Among thy gallant sons that guard thee well, Thou laugh'st at enemies! who shall then declare The date of thy...tell How happy in thy lap the sons of men shall dwell ? " He was already acknowledged to be the first of our poets, and he himself dates the dawn of our... | |
| Andrew James Symington - 1880 - 290 pages
...:....' tn->w when art imiBL fear'' >* ». »> n I.IT ::!.-nitr their !»*> .* .". ,~ .»»> a "' a: tsu The date of thy deep-founded strength, or tell How happy, in thy lap, the sons of men shall dwell I At this time he was earnestly and wisely advised by his friends, Richard H. Dana, Professor Edward... | |
| Andrew James Symington - 1880 - 328 pages
...autumnal trees. We also present the closing stanza of the poem — that to which Curtis refers : — The date of thy deep-founded strength, or tell How happy, in thy lap, the sons of men shall dwell? At this time he was earnestly and wisely advised by his friends, Eichard H. Dana, Professor Edward... | |
| Andrew James Symington - 1880 - 284 pages
...Are the wide barrier of thy borders, where, Among thy gallant sons who guard thee well, Thou laugh'st at enemies : who shall then declare The date of thy deep-founded strength, er tell How happy, in thy lap, the sons of men shall dwell? At this time he was earnestly and wisely... | |
| P. Garrett - 1910 - 872 pages
...the wide barrier of thy borders, where, Among thy gallant sons that guard thee well, Thou laugh'st at enemies: who shall then declare The date of thy...How happy, in thy lap, the sons of men shall dwell ! KING CANUTE.—WM THACEERAY. King Canute was weary-hearted ; he had reigned for yean a score, Battling,... | |
| 1881 - 790 pages
...the wide barrier of thy borders, where, Among thy gallant sons that guard thee well, Thou laugh'st at enemies, who shall then declare The date of thy...How happy in thy lap the sons of men shall dwell. The closing stanzas of ' The Ages ' bring the poet before us as a patriot. Few men did more to bring... | |
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