 | Children's literature - 1846 - 872 pages
...wild New England shore. There were men with hoary hair Amidst that pilgrim band: Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land...serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth. What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas ? the spoils of war ? — They... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1842 - 336 pages
...their welcome home! There were men with hoary hair Amidst that pilgrim band; — Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land?...serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth. What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They sought... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1849 - 316 pages
...their welcome home ! 4. There were men with hoary hair, Amidst that pilgrim-band : Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land...brow serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth. 5. What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of sens ? the spoils of war... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...was their welcome home. There were men with hoary hair Amid that pilgrim band ; — Why had they come to wither there( Away from their childhood's land...manhood's brow, serenely high, And the fiery heart of youthWhat sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...their welcome home ! There were men with hoary hair A midst that pilgrim-band — Why had they come to wither there Away from their childhood's land ?...serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth. What sought they thus afar ! Bright jewels of the mine ' The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Anatomy - 1845 - 330 pages
...their welcome home. There were men — with hoary hair, Amidst that pilgrim band, Why had they come — to wither there, Away — from their childhood's land?...serenely high, And the fiery heart— of youth. What — sought they — thus, afar? Bright jewels — of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war?... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...of their religion. Q There were men with hoary hair Amidst that pilgrim band — Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land...serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth. What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war ? They sought... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - English poetry - 1845 - 382 pages
...their welcome home 1 There were men with hoary hair Amidst that pilgrim-band — Why had they come to wither there Away from their childhood's land?...serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth. What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine ? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1827 - 516 pages
...was their welcome home! There were men with hoary hair, Amidst the pilgrim band; Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land?...There was manhood's brow serenely high, And the fiery heat of youth. What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 390 pages
...hoary hair, Amidst tli.it pilgrim band, Why liad they come — to wither there, Away — from iheir childhood's land? There was woman's — fearless eye,...serenely high, And the fiery heart— of youth. What — sought they — thus, afar? Bright jewels— of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war... | |
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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. What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They sought a faith's... 
