 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...  Voices of the True-hearted - Page 671846 - 288 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Maria Weston Chapman - American poetry - 1836 - 236 pages
...hair Amidst that pilgrim band ; Why had they 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, What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war ?—... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - American poetry - 1837 - 492 pages
...Amidst that Pilgrim band; — Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land?' There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's...ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left unstain'd what there they found • Freedom to worship God. BREATHINGS OF SPRING. WHAT wak'st thou,... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - American poetry - 1837 - 416 pages
...Amidst that Pilgrim band ; — Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land ? There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's...the fiery heart of youth. What sought they thus afar 1 Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They sought a faith's pure... | |
 | Samuel Wilton RIX - 1837 - 280 pages
...difficult to conceive of an expedition more truly noble and momentous in its objects and results. " What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine?...spoils of war ? — They sought a faith's pure shrine. * Wils. Diss. Ch. i. 33. f Mather's New England, bip 6. Aye, call it holy ground, The soil where first... | |
 | Samuel Wilton Rix - 1837 - 278 pages
...difficult to conceive of an expedition more truly noble and momentous in its objects and results. " What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine...spoils of war ?— They sought a faith's pure shrine. * Wils. Diss. Ch. i. 33. f Mather's New England, bip 6. Aye, call it holy ground, The soil where first... | |
 | Timothy Walker - History - 1838 - 40 pages
...hair, Amidst that Pilgrim band — Why had they come to wither thereAway from their childhood's laud I "There was woman's fearless eye, > Lit by her deep...brow serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth." They had not indeed been driven to seek "a faith's pure shrine;"" but they had come voluntarily to... | |
 | William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...waves' foam, And the rocking pines of the forest roared : — This was their welcome home. And this was holy ground, — The soil where first they trod. They...what there they found, — FREEDOM TO WORSHIP GOD ! EXERCISES ON TONE. MONOTONE. Of man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - American poetry - 1839 - 452 pages
...Amidst that pilgrim band; — Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land? There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's...they trod! They have left unstained what there they foundFreedom to worship God. BREATHINGS OF SPRING. WnATwak'stthou, Spring? — sweet voices in the... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1839 - 346 pages
...! There were men with hoary hair Amidst that pilgrim band ; — Why had they come to wither there, There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's...Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trode. They have left unstain'd what there they foundFreedom to worship God. THE SPIRIT'S MYSTERIES.... | |
 | Ohio - 1839 - 358 pages
...Amidst that Pilgrim band — Why had they come to wither there Away from their childhood's land? " There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's...brow serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth." They had not indeed been driven to seek " a faith's pure shrine;" but they had come voluntarily to... | |
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