 Hail to the land whereon we tread, Our fondest boast; The sepulchre of mighty dead, The truest hearts that ever bled, Who sleep on Glory's brightest bed, A fearless host : No slave is here; our unchained feet Walk freely as the waves that beat Our coast.  Guide to Plymouth: And Recollections of the Pilgrims - Page 50by William Shaw Russell - 1846 - 382 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Gates Percival - 1822 - 262 pages
.... 3 Would soften into loveliness, and be Dearest of earth, for there my soul is free. NEW-ENGLAND. HAIL to the land whereon we tread, Our fondest boast;...glory's brightest bed, A fearless host: No slave is here—our unchain'd feet Walk freely, as the waves that beat Our coast. Our fathers cross'd the ocean's... | |
 | American literature - 1822 - 272 pages
...Wounds but to heal thea with raptures above. WILLIAM RAY. NEW-ENGLAND. [Connecticut Herald. New-Haven.] HAIL to the land whereon we tread, Our fondest boast...sepulchre of mighty dead, The truest hearts that ever bledj Who sleep on Glory's brightest bed, A fearless host : No slave is here — our unchain'd feet... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1824 - 396 pages
...placed ? — 7. What became of the women and children ia forts Kingston and Wilkesbarre ? NEW-ENGLAND. HAIL to the land whereon we tread, Our fondest boast...brightest bed, A fearless host ; No slave is here — our unchain'd feet Walk freely, as the waves that beat Our coast. Our fathers cross'd the ocean's wave... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1825 - 404 pages
...slave is here — our unchain'd feet Walk freely, as the waves that beat Our coast. Our fathers cross'd the ocean's wave To seek this shore ; They left behind...To welter in his living grave ; With hearts unbent, high, steady, brave, They sternly bore What became of the women and children in forte Kingston and... | |
 | Dorothea Lynde Dix - Education - 1828 - 304 pages
...America is xoftqn designated as the " land of Liberty." "'tWith one of our own poets we may say, "4 " Hail to the land whereon we tread, Our fondest boast...Who sleep on Glory's brightest bed, A fearless host : - Our unchained feet Walk freely as the waves that beat Our coast. Our fathers crossed the ocean's... | |
 | Dorothea Lynde Dix - 1829 - 402 pages
...large. America is often designated as the " land of Liberty." With one of our own poets we may say, " Hail to the land whereon we tread, Our fondest boast...Who sleep on Glory's brightest bed, A fearless host : - Our unchained feet Walk freely as the waves that beat Our coast. Our fathers crossed the ocean's... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...whereon we tread, Our fondest boast ; The sepulchcr of mighty dead, The truest hearts that ever blod, Who sleep on glory's brightest bed, A fearless host...beat Our coast. Our fathers crossed the ocean's wave They sternly bore Such toils as meaner souls had quelled ; But souls like these, such toils impelled... | |
 | John Pierpont - Rare books - 1835 - 496 pages
...whom the whole creation smiles, Crown the great hymn." LESSON CXLVIII. New-England.—JG PERCIVAL. HAIL to the land whereon we tread, Our fondest boast; The sepulchre of mighty dead, The truest hearts thai ever bled, Who sleep on Glory's brightest bed, A fearless host: No slave is here—our unchained... | |
 | Maria Weston Chapman - American poetry - 1836 - 240 pages
...hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moor'd their bark Ofl the wild New England shore. Weto Hail to the land whereon we tread, Our fondest boast...feet Walk freely as the waves that beat Our coast. There is no other land like thee, No dearer shore ; Thou art the shelter of the free ; The home, the... | |
 | Maria Weston Chapman - American poetry - 1836 - 256 pages
...hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moor'd their bark On the wild New England shore. PERCIYAL. Hail to the land whereon we tread, Our fondest boast...feet Walk freely as the waves that beat Our coast. There is no other land like thee, No dearer shore ; Thou art the shelter of the free; The home, the... | |
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