 | Great Britain - 1850 - 584 pages
...cottager, is greater than pure gold.] THE BETTER LAND. " I HEAR thee speak of a better land, Thou callest its children a happy band ; Mother, oh where is that...radiant shore — Shall we not seek it and weep no more? Is it where the flower of the orange blows, And the fire-flies dance through the myrtle boughs?" "... | |
 | Thomas Harttree Cornish - Women - 1836 - 538 pages
...BETTER LAND. I HEAR thee speak of the better land, Thou call'st its children a happy band ; Mother ! O where is that radiant shore, — • Shall we not seek it, and weep no more ? Is it where the flower of the orange blows, And the fire-flies dance through the myrtle boughs .'... | |
 | Religion - 1837 - 234 pages
...blazing tempest whirls away ! JM THE BETTER LAND. " I hear thee speak of the Better Laud, Thou callest its children a happy band ; Mother ! Oh where is that...radiant shore ? Shall we not seek it, and weep no more? Is it where the flower of the orange blows, And the fire-flies glance through the myrtle-boughs?" —"... | |
 | Religion - 1837 - 234 pages
...BETTER LAND. " I hear thee speak of the Better Land, Thou callest its children a happy band ; Mather ! Oh where is that radiant shore ? Shall we not seek it, and weep no more? Is it where the flower of the orange blows, And the fire-flies glance through the myrtle-boughs?" —"... | |
 | 1837 - 646 pages
...BETTER LAND. I hear thec speak of the Better Land, Thou call'st its children a happy band ; Mother ! O where is that radiant shore ? Shall we not seek it, and weep no more ? Is it where the flower of the orange blows, And the fire flies dance thro' the mynie boughs ! —... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...tribes were instant on the wing! THE BETTER LAND. " I HEAR thee speak of the better land ; Thou callest its children a happy band : Mother; Oh ! where is...shore ? — Shall we not seek it, and weep no more ? — Is it where the flower of the orange blows, And the fire-flies glance through the myrtle boughs... | |
 | Gething - 1838 - 426 pages
...with age That first spoke peace to man. ifctter " I HEAR thee speak of the better land, Thou call'st its children a happy band ; Mother ! oh, where is...shore ? — Shall we not seek it, and weep no more ? — Is it where the flower of the orange blows, And the fire-flies glance through the myrtle-boughs?'... | |
 | William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...Restore the Dead, thou Sea ! THE BETTER LAND. " I hear thee speak of the better land, Thou call'st its children a happy band ; Mother ! oh, where is...radiant shore ? Shall we not seek it, and weep no more ? Is it where the flower of the orange blows, And the fire-flies glance through the myrtle-boughs ?"... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1838 - 242 pages
...LandCHILD. " I HEAR thee speak of the better 'land; Thou call'st its children a happy 'band; Mother ! O, where is that 'radiant shore ? Shall we not seek it, and 'weep in more? Is it where the flower of the orancre 'blows, O * . And the 'fire-fliesdance through the 'myrtle... | |
 | Emily Taylor - American poetry - 1839 - 306 pages
...find it in the curtain'd sky:— THE BETTER LAND. " I HEAR thee speak of the better land; Thou call'st its children a happy band; Mother ! oh, where is that...shore ?— Shall we not seek it, and weep no more ?— Is it where the flower of the orange blows, And the fire-flies dance through the myrtle boughs... | |
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I HEAR thee speak of the better land, Thou call'st its children a happy band ; Mother! oh, where is that radiant shore? Shall we not seek it, and weep no more? Is it where the flower of the orange blows, And the fire-flies glance through the myrtle boughs... 
