| 742 sider
...men ; These are the lines, O, heaven-commanded toil, That till thy deed— the charter of tho soil! O, gracious Mother, whose benignant breast Wakes us...stain thy flowers — they blossom o'er the dead ; We reud thy bosom, and it gives us bread ; O'er the red field that trampling strife has torn, Waves the... | |
| 1849 - 970 sider
...space but for a single beautifu apostrophe : ' O, GRACIOUS Mother ! whose benignant breast Wakes ua to life and lulls us all to rest, How thy sweet features,...clime, Mock with their smile the wrinkled front of Time f We stain thy flowers — they blossom o'er the dead; We rend thy bosom, and it gives us bread ; O'er... | |
| John Lauris Blake - 1850 - 688 sider
...That fill thy deed—the charter of the soil! JL Spells the first lesson hunger taught to men; ^ 0 gracious Mother, whose benignant breast Wakes us to life and lulls us all to rest, How sweet thy features, kind to every clime, Mock with their smile the wrinkled front of time! Many men... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1857 - 490 sider
...These are tlift lines, O, heaven-commandec Toil, That fill thy deed — the charter of the soi. ! 4. 0, gracious mother, whose benignant breast Wakes us to life, and lulls us all to rest, How sweet thy features, kind to every clime, Mock with their smile the wrinkled front of Time . "We stain... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1859 - 450 sider
...These are the lines, 0, heaven-commanded Toil, That fill thy deed — the charter of the soil ! 4. O, gracious mother, whose benignant breast Wakes us to life, and lulls us all to rest, How sweet thy features, kind to every clime, Mock with their smile the wrinkled front of Time We stain... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 326 sider
...men ; These are the lines that heaven-commanded Toil Shows on his deed, — the charter of the soil ! O gracious Mother, whose benignant breast Wakes us...features, kind to every clime, Mock with their smile the wf inkled front of time ! We stain thy flowers, — they blossom o'er the dead ; We rend thy bosom,... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1867 - 540 sider
...These are the lines, O, heaven-commanded Toil, That fill thy deed — the charter of the soil ! * 4. O, gracious mother, whose benignant breast Wakes us to life, and lulls us nil to rest, How sweet thy features, kind to every clime, Mock with their smile the wrinkled front... | |
| 1872 - 900 sider
...; These arc the lines that heaven-commanded Toil Shows ou his deed, — the charter of the soil ! 0 dead. The moaning and groaning, The sighing and sobbing,...horrible, Horrible throbbing ! The sickness, the nau i We stain thy flowers, — they blossom o'er the dead We rond thy bosom, and it gives us bread ; O'er... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1875 - 436 sider
...men ; These are the lines that heaven-commanded Toil Shows on his deed, — the charter of the soil ! O gracious Mother, whose benignant breast Wakes us...features, kind to every clime, Mock with their smile the wrijikled front of lime ! We stain thy flowers, — they blossom o'er the dead ; We rend thy bosom,... | |
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