 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...hair Amid that pilgrim-band ; Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land 1 There was woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's...What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine T The wealth of seas, the spoils of war 7 — They sought a faith's pure shrine ! Ay, call it holy... | |
 | Ebenezer Bailey - 1840 - 426 pages
...Amidst that pilgrim-band : Why had they come to wither there Away from their childhood's land ? 19 » 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... | |
 | Eliza Buckminster Lee - Salem (Mass.) - 1840 - 186 pages
...with much diffidence, to the indulgence of tlie courteous reader. , WITCH OF NEW ENGLAND. CHAPTER I. " Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod: They have left unstained what there they found, — Freedom to worship God." NEW ENGLAND scenery is said to be deficient... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1841 - 578 pages
...England, " ' 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.' " They had not indeed been driven to seek a 'faith's pure shrine ' ; but they had come voluntarily... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1841 - 600 pages
...Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land 1 " ' There was woman's fearlero eye, Lit by her deep love's truth ; There was manhood'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... | |
 | Children's literature - 1846 - 872 pages
...shore. 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...— The soil where first they trod ! They have left unstain'd what there they found CHASING BUTTERFLIES! " I HAVE you now !" exclaimed Henry, as running... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1842 - 334 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...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.... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1842 - 336 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...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.... | |
 | William McCarty - 1842 - 482 pages
...And the rocking pines of the forest roar'd : This was their welcome home. What sought they thus afart Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas ? —...holy ground, The soil where first they trod ! They left unstaiu'd what there they found — Freedom to worship God ! 118 NEW ORLEANS, OR THE SONS OF THE... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1849 - 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 sens ? the spoils of war... | |
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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, And the fiery heart of youth. What sought they thus afar ? Bright jewels of the... 
