 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 396 pages
...to wither liiere. Away — from their childhood's land? There was woman's — fearless eye, "bit— -by her deep love's truth; There was manhood's brow,...seas, the spoils of war ? They sought — a faith's pare shrine! Aye, cnll it holy ground. The soil— where first they trod ! [round— They have left,... | |
 | Cheshire Pastoral Association (Cheshire, Conn.) - Hymns, English - 1845 - 498 pages
...white wave's foam, And the rocking pines of the forest roared, — This was their welcome home ! 4 What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine'!...ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left unstained what there they found : Freedom to worship God. 894. LM 6 1,. MONTGOMERY. Humility. 1 THE... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1827 - 516 pages
...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 woman's...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... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1845 - 312 pages
...by her deep love's truth ; There was manhood's brow serenely high, And the fiery heart of youth. 5. What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine?...spoils of war ? — They sought a faith's pure shrine. Aye, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod : They left unstained what there they found... | |
 | Joshua Coffin - Indian captivities - 1845 - 438 pages
...striking contrast with their log habitations and their rustic fare, the inquiry would naturally arise, ' What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine?...The wealth of seas? the spoils of war? They sought a pure faith's shrine.' This was the mainspring of all their movements, the secret of their indomitable... | |
 | Pennsylvania Bar Association - Bar associations - 1923 - 592 pages
...liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Of the latter type were our true American forefathers. "Aye, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod ! They have left unstained what there they found — Freedom to worship God !" Thus does the poet describe the Pilgrims.... | |
 | Martin Gardner - Poetry - 1992 - 226 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...ground, The soil where first they trod: They have left unstained what there they found, — Freedom to worship God. WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY (1849-1903) HENLEY... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 1172 pages
...New England shore. (1. 5—8) 5 What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealthy on a Wicked Bishop 1 Then when he saw it could hold no more, Bish 207 POETRY QUOTATIONS 208 Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod; They have left unstained... | |
 | Edmund Carpenter - Massachusetts - 2007 - 132 pages
...can truly charge that religious oppression or intolerance was ever a part of their creed or practice. What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine, The wealth of seas, the spoils of wax? They sought a faith's pure shrine. Ay, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod: They... | |
 | William J. Bennett - Juvenile Fiction - 1997 - 392 pages
...that pilgrim band: Why had they come to wither there, Away from their childhood's land? There was a woman's fearless eye, Lit by her deep love's truth;...spoils of war? They sought a faith's pure shrine! Aye, call it holy ground, The soil where first they trod; They have left unstained what there they... | |
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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... 
